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Elma Mitchell

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Elma Mitchell
Born(1919-11-19)19 November 1919
Died23 November 2000(2000-11-23) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish

Elma Mitchell (November 19, 1919 – November 23, 2000) was a Scottish poet.

Biography

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Mitchell won a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford, where she gained a first in English in 1941. She went on to achieve a diploma in librarianship at the School of Librarianship, University College London. Mitchell worked as a librarian and information officer for the BBC (1941–1943). She moved to Buckland St Mary, Somerset, and worked as a freelance writer.[1]

Awards

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Works

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  • The Poor Man In The Flesh. Manchester: Harry Chambers/Peterloo Poets. 1976. ISBN 978-0-905291-04-8.
  • The Human Cage. Manchester: Harry Chambers/Peterloo Poets. 1979. ISBN 978-0-905291-22-2.
  • Furnished Rooms. Manchester: H. Chambers, Peterloo Poets. 1983. ISBN 978-0-905291-47-5.
  • People Etcetera: Poems New & Selected. Manchester: Peterloo Poets. 1987. ISBN 978-0-905291-84-0.

Anthologies

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References

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  1. ^ Harry Chambers (5 December 2000). "Elma Mitchell:A poet linking the great and small issues of life". The Guardian.
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