Phoebe Power

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Phoebe Power
Born1993 (age 31–32)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
OccupationPoet
Education University of Cambridge
Notable worksShrines of Upper Austria
Notable awards
Website
phoebepowerpoetry.wordpress.com

Phoebe Power (born 1993) is a British poet whose work, Shrines of Upper Austria, won the Forward Prize for Poetry for Best First Collection.

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Biography

Phoebe Power was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993. [1] She was named a Foyle Young Poet of the Year in 2010. [2] She later studied at the University of Cambridge where she led the Pembroke Poetry Society. [3] Power was a recipient of the Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012. [4]

Power's full length poetry collection, Shrines of Upper Austria, was published by Carcanet Press in 2018. She was awarded the Forward Prize for Poetry for Best First Collection for the work. [5] The book was named one of four Poetry Book Society Spring Recommendations for 2018 [6] and has been shortlisted for the 2018 T. S. Eliot Prize. [7] The collection was inspired by the life of Power's Austrian grandmother, who married a British soldier and emigrated to England after World War II. [8]

Power lives in York. [9]

Work

Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2010— Foyle Young Poet of the Year —Selection [2]
2012— Eric Gregory Award —Won [4]
2014— Northern Writers' Awards PoetryWon [10]
2018Shrines of Upper Austria Forward Prizes for Poetry First CollectionWon [5]
T. S. Eliot Prize —Shortlisted [7]
2019 Somerset Maugham Award —Won [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Phoebe Power". Forward Arts Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Commended Poets in 2010". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Phoebe Power, Poetry 2014". Northern Writers Awards. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Eric Gregory Awards". The Society of Authors. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 Anderson, Porter (19 September 2018). "Forward Prize Names Its 2018 Winners in Its 27th Annual Round of Poetry Honors". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Chan, Mary Jean. "Meet Poebe Power". Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 Flood, Alison (18 October 2018). "T. S. Eliot Prize announces 'intensely political' shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Saunders, Tristram Fane. "Forward Prizes for Poetry: Danez Smith wins £10,000 award". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Phoebe Power". Carcanet Press. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Northern Writers' Awards Winners 2014". New Writing North. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Somerset Maugham Awards – The Society of Authors" . Retrieved 7 March 2025.

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