Lavinia Greenlaw
Lavinia Greenlaw (born 1962) is an English poet and novelist.
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[edit] Biography
Greenlaw was born in London into a family of doctors and scientists,[1] but spent much of her childhood in a small village in Essex.[2] She began her working life in publishing and arts administration before embarking upon a career as a freelance artist, critic and radio broadcaster.[3] She lives in London and currently works as professor of creative writing at the University of East Anglia.[3][4] She was a judge for the 2010 Manchester Poetry Prize.
[edit] Writings
Her work is heavily informed by her interest in science and scientific enquiry, and by themes of displacement, loss and belonging.[5] Critics have noted that her poetry is remarkable in its precision, and that her best poems contain a complexity and elusiveness that lead them to 'appreciate with each re-reading'.[3]
[edit] Awards
Lavinia Greenlaw has been shortlisted for a number of literary awards, including the Whitbread Book Award (now known as the Costa Book Awards) and the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. She won the French Prix du Premier Roman[6] for her first novel, Mary George of Allnorthover and, most notably, the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for 'A World Where News Travelled Slowly', the title poem from her second major collection.
[edit] Selected works
- The Cost of Getting Lost in Space, Turret Books, 1991
- Love from a Foreign City, Slow Dancer Press, 1992, ISBN 9781871033182
- Night Photograph, Faber and Faber, 1993
- A World Where News Travelled Slowly, Faber and Faber, poetry, 1997
- Mary George of Allnorthover, Flamingo, novel July 9, 2001, ISBN 9780618095230
- Minsk, Faber and Faber, poetry, 2003, ISBN 9780571222711
- Thoughts of a Night Sea (Photographs by Garry Fabian Miller), Merrell, 2003
- An Irresponsible Age, Fourth Estate, 2006, ISBN 9780007156290
- The Importance of Music to Girls, Faber and Faber, 2007, ISBN 9780375174544 [1]
- The Casual Perfect, Faber and Faber, poetry, 2011, ISBN 9780571278169
[edit] Translations
- David J. Constantine; H. Constantine, ed. (October 24, 2006). After-images:Modern Poetry in Translation. MPT Books. ISBN 9780954536763.
- Noshi Gillani (September 15, 2008). Poems. Enitharmon Press. ISBN 9781904634751.
[edit] Television
In 2011 Greenlaw appeared as a 'talking head' on the BBC documentary Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Poet Lavinia Greenlaw To Read at Library of Congress December 23, 1997". The Library of Congress. 1997-12-23. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1997/97-213.html. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ Newey, Adam (2003-10-13). "New Statesman - Poetry - Essex girl". New Statesman. http://www.newstatesman.com/200310130048. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ a b c "Lavinia Greenlaw Bio". Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070205083756/http://www.laviniagreenlaw.co.uk/lavinia_greenlaw_biography.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ "Goldsmiths College > Department of English & Comparative Literature". http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/ecl/staff/l-greenlaw.php. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ "Lavinia Greenlaw - Poetry Archive". http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=6167. Retrieved 2007-06-14.; Allardice, Lisa (2001-03-19). "A girl in my head". New Statesman. http://www.newstatesman.com/200103190042. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ "Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - film: Lavinia Greenlaw Profile". Guardian Unlimited. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/arts//author//lavinia_greenlaw/profile.html. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ BBC Four, 1 Apr 2011, Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976
