Tessa Biddington
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Tessa Biddington, (born 1954 in Pinner, north-west London) is a British poet.
Life
[edit]Biddington works as a freelance trainer, raising awareness about domestic violence.[1][2] She began writing in 1996. Her poetry has appeared in New Welsh Review.[3] In 2002, FAW! commissioned local poets Tessa Biddington and Keith Morgan; this work was featured on Forest of Dean Community Radio and performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.[4]
Awards
[edit]- 2000 Forward Poetry Prize for the best single poem "The Death of Descartes"[5]
- 2001 Ottakar's Faber National Poetry Competition with Lantern Show, Scott Base[6]
Work
[edit]- The Weight of Water, Like Starlings, Tess Biddington and Adam Burbage
Anthologies
[edit]- The Forward Book of Poetry 2001, Forward Publishing, 2000[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Newsletter for Headteachers/PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. July 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Welsh Review. "the very best new writing from Wales". new welsh review. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Chris Gray (5 October 2000). "New York-born writer wins Britain's most prestigious award for poetry". The Independent.
- ^ "n.b.news | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Literary Reviews: Poetry". .eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2010.