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Zoë Brigley
Born1981 (age 42–43)
OccupationWriter
NationalityWelsh
Alma materUniversity of Warwick
Period2007-
GenrePoetry, Non-Fiction
Notable awards
Website
www.zoebrigley.com

Zoë Brigley or Zoë Brigley Thompson (born 1981) is a Welsh poet, editor of Poetry Wales, and assistant professor in the Department of English of Ohio State University.[1][2]

Biography

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Brigley was born in 1981 and grew up in Caerphilly in the Rhymney Valley.[3] She has a BA (2002), MA (2004) and PhD (2007) from the University of Warwick.[2] Her doctoral thesis was titled: Exile and ecology : the poetic practice of Gwyneth Lewis, Pascale Petit and Deryn Rees-Jones.[4] She won a 2003 Eric Gregory Award, an award given by the Society of Authors for a collection by a poet aged under 30.[5]

She has had three volumes of poetry published by Bloodaxe Books: The Secret (2007),[6] Conquest (2012),[7] and Hand & Skull (2019).[8][9] All three were Poetry Book Society recommendations.[1] In 2019 she published Notes from a Swing State: Writings from Wales and America[10] and co-edited Feminism, Literature and Rape Narratives: Violence and Violation.[11]

In 2021, Brigley edited a special issue of the magazine Magma Poetry with Rob A. Mackenzie and Kristian Evans.[12] In 2021 Brigley and Marvin Thompson were appointed as the first joint editors of the magazine Poetry Wales.[13] However, Thompson stepped down from the role three weeks later.[14] Since then, Brigley has introduced a scheme where a series of contributing editors join the magazine for a couple of issues.[15] She edited with Kristian Evans the anthology 100 Poems to Save the Earth for Seren Books, and in 2022 became a poetry editor for the press along with the Welsh poet Rhian Edwards.[16]

Brigley was married to mathematics professor Dan Thompson,[17] but they have divorced.[18]

Selected publications

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  • The Secret (2007), Bloodaxe Books: ISBN 9781852247874)
  • Conquest (2012, Bloodaxe Books: ISBN 9781852249304)
  • Hand & Skull (2019, Bloodaxe Books: ISBN 9781780374727)
  • Notes from a Swing State: Writings from Wales and America (2019, Parthian Books: ISBN 9781912681617)
  • Co-edited: Gunne, Sorcha; Thompson, Zoe Brigley, eds. (2010). Feminism, literature and rape narratives : violence and violation. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415806084.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zoë Brigley". www.bloodaxebooks.com. Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zoë Brigley Thompson". english.osu.edu. Department of English: Ohio State University. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Interview: Zoë Brigley". Devolved Voices. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Catalogue record for: Exile and ecology ..." JISC Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Past winners of the Eric Gregory Awards". www.societyofauthors.org. The Society of Authors. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Zoë Brigley: The Secret". www.bloodaxebooks.com. Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Zoë Brigley: Conquest". Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ Webb, Laura May (24 June 2019). "Hand and Skull by Zoe Brigley". Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Zoë Brigley: Hand & Skull". www.bloodaxebooks.com. Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Notes from a Swing State". Parthian Books. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Feminism, Literature and Rape Narratives: Violence and Violation". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Magma 79". Magma Poetry. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Joint editors!". Poetry Wales. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Marvin Thompson Stepping Down as Poetry Wales Co-Editor". Wales Arts Review. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Back Issues Archives". Poetry Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Zoë Brigley and Rhian Edwards become joint Poetry Editors at Seren | Seren Books". www.serenbooks.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. ^ "#POETIPS 2019: Zoe Brigley". The Poetry Book Society. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  18. ^ Brigley, Zoe (13 September 2022). "Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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