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Jane Routh is a contemporary poet living in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. [1]
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(November 2012) |
Jane Routh is a contemporary poet living in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. [1]
To date she has published five collections of poetry:
Routh has also published a place journal Falling Into Place (Smith/Doorstop, 2014).
Routh's first collection Circumnavigation was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Her second collection Teach Yourself Mapmaking was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. The Gift of Boats won the Cardiff International Poetry Competition. [2]
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