Joanne Limburg
Joanne Limburg | |
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| Born | 1970 London, England |
| Notable works | Femenismo |
Joanne Limburg (born 1970) is a British writer and poet based in Cambridge at Newnham College. She has published three books of poetry for adults, one book of poetry for children, a novel and two books of memoirs.
Life
Limburg was born in London in 1970 and grew up with undiagnosed autism.. She won a Eric Gregory Award in 1998 for her poetry.[1] In 2000 she published her first book of poetry, Femenismo. The book was shortlisted for the 2000 Forward Prize Best First Collection.[2]
She has written about the guilt of her miscarriage and the possibility that she had thoughts of harming her baby.[3] It was only during her pregnancy that she self diagnosed her own OCD and later it was confirmed by a specialist.[4]
She has published a book of memoirs titled The Woman Who Thought Too Much. The book is revealing of the authors feelings about her own obsessive-compulsive disorder and the challenges it has brought. She has a need for constant reassurance.[2] Limburg has lost jobs over her fear of unusual things happening. She considers what would happen if her husband got cancer or a car hits her and her son.[4]
Limburg is a Royal Literary Fund fellow based in Newnham College in Cambridge.[5]
Works include
- Femenismo, 2000
- Paraphernalia, 2007 (Poetry Book Society Recommendation)
- The Woman Who Thought Too Much (shortlisted for Mind Book of the Year Award)
- The Oxygen Man, 2012
- Bookside Down, 2013
- A Want of Kindness, 2015[1]
- Autistic Alice, 2017
- Small Pieces, 2017
References
- ^ a b Joanne Limberg, InterLitq.org, Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ a b The Woman Who Thought Too Much by Joanne Limburg, 2010 review, Helen Brown, The Telegraph
- ^ Joanne Limburg Post Depression miscarriage, Joanne Limburg, The Guardian, Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ a b Fighting Back, 2010, The Express, Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ Fellows, Royal Literary Fund, Retrieved 26 March 2017
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