Luke Kennard (poet)

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Luke Kennard (born 1981 [1] ) is a British poet, critic, novelist and lecturer.

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He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2005 [2] for his first collection The Solex Brothers. [3] His second collection, The Harbour Beyond The Movie, was shortlisted for the 2007 Forward Prize for Best Collection, making him the youngest ever poet to be nominated. [4] In 2014 he was named as one of the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets. [5] His debut novel, The Transition, was published by Fourth Estate in March 2017. [6] The novel was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime . [7] His poetry collection Notes on the Sonnets won the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Collection.

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References

  1. ↑ "Luke Kennard". Poetry International. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Eric Gregory Award Past Winners". The Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Kinson, Sarah (24 June 2008). "Why I Write: Luke Kennard". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Love, Emma (23 September 2007). "Rising star: Luke Kennard, Poet". The Observer. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Poetry Book Society, Next Generation Poets 2014". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Natasha Onwuemezi (9 December 2015). "Luke Kennard's debut novel to Fourth Estate". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Book at Bedtime". BBC Radio 4.
  8. ↑ "The Answer to Everything". HarperCollins
  9. ↑ "Bad Sermons". Broken Sleep Books
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