Sarah Corbett (poet)

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Sarah Corbett
Born1970
Chester, England
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater University of Leeds
University of East Anglia
University of Manchester
Notable awards Eric Gregory Award (1997)

Sarah Corbett (born 1970) is a British poet. [1]

She graduated with a degree in English and sociology from the University of Leeds in 1992, an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 1998, [2] and a PhD in creative and critical writing from the University of Manchester in 2013. She has published five collections of poetry, including the verse-novel, 'And She Was' (2015) and 'A Perfect Mirror' (2018). The Red Wardrobe won an Eric Gregory Award in 1998, and was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and Forward Prize. [3] She is a lecturer at Lancaster University, having previously taught for the Open University.

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'And She Was' (Pavilion Poetry/Liverpool University Press, 2015) 'A Perfect Mirror' (Pavilion Poetry/Liverpool University Press, 2018)

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References

  1. "Sarah Corbett". Royal Literary Fund . Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. "Creative Writing alumni A-C and published works". University of East Anglia .
  3. "Sarah Corbett". Lancaster University Department of English and Creative Writing. Retrieved 18 October 2014.