Fiona Pitt-Kethley

Fiona Pitt-Kethley (born 21 November 1954) is a British poet, novelist, travel writer and journalist, who is the author of more than 20 books of poetry and prose. ^{[1] [2]} She lived for many years in Hastings, East Sussex and moved to Spain in 2002 with her husband James Plaskett and their son, Alexander. ^[3]

Her collection of poetry Sky Ray Lolly was published in 1986. She has been described as a poet in "the new tradition of British sexiness in verse that Ewart helped to inaugurate". ^[4] Pitt-Kethley has also worked as a freelance journalist and has written for The Daily Telegraph , The Independent , The Guardian , The Times , The Big Issue and others.

Bibliography

Poetry collections

• Sky Ray Lolly (1986)
• Private Parts (1987)
• The Perfect Man (1989)
• Dogs (1993) (Includes two pieces of journalism)
• Double Act (1996)
• Memo From a Muse (1997)
• Selected Poems (2008)

Novels

• The Misfortunes of Nigel (1991)
• Baker's Dozen (2000)

Travel writing

• Journeys to the Underworld (1988)
• The Pan Principle (1994)
• Red Light Districts of the World (2000)

Collected journalism

• Too Hot to Handle (1992)

Autobiography

• The Autobiography of Fiona Pitt-Kethley: My Schooling (2000)

Anthologies as editor

• Literary Companion to Sex: an Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1994)
• Literary Companion to Low Life (1995)

References

1. "Pitt-Kethley, (Helen) Fiona", Encyclopedia.com.
2. "Fiona Pitt-Kethley" at London Review of Books .
3. "Fiona Pitt-Kethley papers". Penn State University Libraries. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. Delchamps, Stephen (2002). Civil humor : the poetry of Gavin Ewart. Madison NJ London Cranbury, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Associated University Presses. p. 262. ISBN   9780838639337.