Rachael Boast
Rachael Boast | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Suffolk |
| Occupation | Poet and writer |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Education | Wolverhampton University St. Andrew's University |
| Notable works | Sidereal |
| Notable awards | Seamus Heaney Prize (2012) Forward Prize (2011) |
Rachael Boast (born 1975) is a British poet. She has published three poetry collections: Sidereal (2011), Pilgrim Flowers (2013) and Void Studies (2016).
Biography
Rachel Boast was born in Suffolk in 1975.[1] She graduated from Wolverhampton University, studying English and Philosophy. After graduation, she moved to the West Country for ten years.[2]
In 2005, Boast moved to Scotland to work on an MLit in Creative Writing at St. Andrew's University She later was awarded a PhD, her thesis being "an examination of poetic technique with reference to The Book of Job."[2] Boast's literary role models include: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Arthur Rimbaud, and poet, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau.[3]
Boast published her first poetry collection, Sidereal, in 2011, her second collection, Pilgrim's Flower, in 2013 and her third collection, Void Studies, in 2016. Her work was published by Picador Books.[4] Boast's poetry has appeared in literary magazines, including Archipelago, New Statesman and The Yellow Nib.[5] Her work has also appeared in the anthologies Stolen Weather (Castle House Press), The Captain’s Tower: Seventy Poets Celebrate Bob Dylan at Seventy (Seren), and Addicted to Brightness (Long Lunch Press).[5]
Boast spends her time in both Scotland and the West Country.[6]
Poetry collections
- Sidereal, Picador Books, (2011)
- Pilgrim's Flower, Picador Books, (2013)
- Void Studies, Picador Books, (2016)
Awards
- (2011) Forward Prize for best first collection.[4]
- (2012) Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize for best first collection.[4]
- (2014) Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist for Pilgrims's Flower[7]
- (2015) Bristol Poetry Prize for poem Belle Époqu[6]
- (2016) T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist for Void Studies[8]
References
- ^ Kate Kellaway (19 January 2014). "Pilgrim's Flower by Rachael Boast – review". The Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Rachel Boast (b. 1975)". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Rachel Boast: Biography". Poetry Invoice. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Boast: Four Poems". The Compass Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Rachel Boast". The Poetry Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Rachael Boast wins the Bristol Poetry Prize 2015". Pan MacMillan Books. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Rachel Boast". Griffin Poetry Prize. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Rachael Boast". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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