Phoebe Power

Phoebe Power (1993) is a British poet, whose work, Shrines of Upper Austria, won the Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection.

Phoebe Power
Born1993 (age 27–28)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
OccupationPoet
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
Notable worksShrines of Upper Austria
Notable awardsForward Prizes for Poetry

Biography

Phoebe Power was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1993.[1] She was named a Foyle Young Poet of the Year in 2009. She later studied at the University of Cambridge where she led the Pembroke Poetry Society.[2] Power was a recipient of the Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012.[2]

Power's full length poetry collection, Shrines of Upper Austria was published by Carcanet Press in 2018. She was awarded the Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection for the work.[1] The book was named one of four Poetry Book Society Spring Recommendations for 2018[3] and has been shortlisted for the 2018 T. S. Eliot Prize.[4] The collection was inspired by the life of Power's Austrian grandmother, who married a British soldier and emigrated to England after World War II.[5]

Power lives in York.[6]

Work
  • —(2017), Shrines of Upper Austria, (Carcanet), ISBN 9780571331321
  • —(2016), Harp Duet, (Eyewear), pamphlet

Awards

References
  1. "Phoebe Power". Forward Arts Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "Phoebe Power, Poetry 2014". Northern Writers Awards. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. Chan, Mary Jean. "Meet Poebe Power". Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. Flood, Alison (18 October 2018). "TS Eliot prize announces 'intensely political' shortlist". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. Saunders, Tristram Fane. "Forward Prizes for Poetry: Danez Smith wins £10,000 award". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. "Phoebe Power". Carcanet Press. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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