Emily Freeman (poet)

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Emily Freeman
OccupationPoet, Teacher
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Education BA, 2024
Alma mater Christ's College, University of Cambridge
Genre Poetry
Notable awardsPhilip Pyke Memorial Prize 2024

Emily Freeman is a Nottinghamshire-based poet and part-time English teacher. [1]

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Education

Freeman was educated at the Dukeries Academy before earning her bachelor's degree in English at Christ's College, Cambridge, [2] where she wrote a dissertation about confessional poetry and abortion. [3]

Career

During the pandemic, Freeman was part of First Story's Young Writers Programme, and went on to become a Rathbones Folio mentee, with the poet Fiona Benson as her mentor. [4] [5]

In 2023, her work was included in Hive South Yorkshire's emerging young writers anthology. [6] She was later shortlisted in the 2023 Mslexia Poetry Competition for her poem 'March', [3] which was praised by the judge Fiona Benson for its "terrific, Plathian" imagery and "enviable musicality", [7] and went on to win the inaugural Philip Pyke Memorial Prize in 2024 for her poem 'Our Lover's Discourse', [8] which was praised for its "assured poetic voice." [9] [10]

Freeman has cited Sylvia Plath as the poet who has most directly influenced her work. [11] In 2023, Lydia Broadley wrote: "her work does not feel forced or contrived, but rather natural, raw and deeply moving." [12]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Pila, Domi, ed. (20 December 2025). "Contributors". Sentient Stars (1): 24–25. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "English student wins inaugural poetry prize". Christ's College, Cambridge. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Freeman, Emily (2024). "March". Mslexia Magazine (101): 43. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Emily's Story". First Story. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Folio mentorships 2022 showcase". First Story. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "After Hours: anthology launch". Hive South Yorkshire. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Fiona Benson introduces the winners of the 2023 Mslexia Poetry Competition". Mslexia Magazine (101): 36–37. 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Freeman, Emily (5 June 2024). "Our Lover's Discourse by Emily Freeman". First Story. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Winners of the inaugural Philip Pyke Memorial Prize announced". First Story. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Brook, Annette (5 June 2024). "Winners of the inaugural Philip Pyke Memorial Prize announced". Chad . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Pavey, Ruth (11 May 2022). "Week 2 Poem of the Week: 'Expecting' by Emily Freeman". The Cambridge Tab. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Broadley, Lydia (28 September 2023). "In Conversation with Emily Freeman". Per Capita Media. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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