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He was born in 1958 in [[Nottinghamshire]]. For ten years Peter taught the MA Poetry at Huddersfield University before becoming a Fellow in Creative Writing at Leeds University. He is currently Company Poet with Prudential. He is also a director with Ann Sansom of the Poetry Business in Sheffield, where they edit ''The North'' magazine and Smith/Doorstop Books. |
He was born in 1958 in [[Nottinghamshire]].<ref>http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?owner_id=655</ref> For ten years Peter taught the MA Poetry at Huddersfield University before becoming a Fellow in Creative Writing at Leeds University. He is currently Company Poet with Prudential. He is also a director with Ann Sansom of the Poetry Business in Sheffield, where they edit ''The North'' magazine and Smith/Doorstop Books. |
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His influential book, ''Writing Poems'', is published by [[Bloodaxe]] (1994). [[Carcanet Press]] publish his five poetry collections: ''Everything You’ve Heard is True'', a Poetry Book Society Recommendation (1990), ''January'' (1994), for which he received an Arts Council Writer’s Bursary and an award from the Society of Authors, ''Point of Sale'' (2000) and ''The Last Place on Earth'' (2006). His books have earned admiring reviews and a loyal following. He is married to the poet, Ann Sansom and has four children. He has had a number of jobs: as writer-in-residence with Marks and Spencer, for instance, and as Guest Poet at ''The Times Educational Supplement'', in addition to writing radio plays. |
His influential book, ''Writing Poems'', is published by [[Bloodaxe]] (1994). [[Carcanet Press]] publish his five poetry collections: ''Everything You’ve Heard is True'', a Poetry Book Society Recommendation (1990), ''January'' (1994), for which he received an Arts Council Writer’s Bursary and an award from the Society of Authors, ''Point of Sale'' (2000) and ''The Last Place on Earth'' (2006). His books have earned admiring reviews and a loyal following. He is married to the poet, Ann Sansom and has four children. He has had a number of jobs: as writer-in-residence with Marks and Spencer, for instance, and as Guest Poet at ''The Times Educational Supplement'', in addition to writing radio plays. |
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Peter Sansom is a British poet.
Biography
He was born in 1958 in Nottinghamshire.[1] For ten years Peter taught the MA Poetry at Huddersfield University before becoming a Fellow in Creative Writing at Leeds University. He is currently Company Poet with Prudential. He is also a director with Ann Sansom of the Poetry Business in Sheffield, where they edit The North magazine and Smith/Doorstop Books.
His influential book, Writing Poems, is published by Bloodaxe (1994). Carcanet Press publish his five poetry collections: Everything You’ve Heard is True, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation (1990), January (1994), for which he received an Arts Council Writer’s Bursary and an award from the Society of Authors, Point of Sale (2000) and The Last Place on Earth (2006). His books have earned admiring reviews and a loyal following. He is married to the poet, Ann Sansom and has four children. He has had a number of jobs: as writer-in-residence with Marks and Spencer, for instance, and as Guest Poet at The Times Educational Supplement, in addition to writing radio plays.
His poem commissions include for The Guardian, The Observer, Radio Three, The Big Breakfast, a billboard in the centre of Lancaster and The Swedish Club which is a Marine Insurers in Gothenburg.
Works
- Everything You've Heard is True(Carcanet Press, 1990)
- January(Carcanet Press, 1994)
- Point of Sale (Carcanet Press, 2000)
- The Last Place on Earth(Carcanet Press, 2006)
- Selected Poems (Carcanet Press, 2010)
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