Name Abi Curtis | Role Poet | |
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Books The Glass Delusion, Unexpected Weather, HUMBUG. | ||
North x North West Poetry Tour : York - Abi Curtis and Julie Egdell
Abi Curtis (born 1979) is a poet, writer, and lecturer at York St John University.
Contents
- North x North West Poetry Tour York Abi Curtis and Julie Egdell
- Launch of How To Build A City The Migraine Hotel Unexpected Weather
- Biography
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Critical Papers
- References
Launch of How To Build A City / The Migraine Hotel / Unexpected Weather
Biography
Abi Curtis received a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Sussex, and went on to teach there until 2010. She is Head of Programme for Creative Writing at York St John University
She received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2004 and her pamphlet, Humbug, was published as part of the Tall Lighthouse Pilot series. Her first collection, Unexpected Weather, was published after winning the Crashaw poetry Prize in 2008.
Most recently, her poetry collection The Glass Delusion was released, published by Salt Publishing in 2012. This collection received a Somerset Maugham Award from The Society of Authors in 2013.
Her work has also been published in various journals and anthologies, including Best British Poetry 2012, The London Review of Books, Magma, Long Poem Magazine, Poetry South, Ambit, and Lung Jazz: Young British Poets for Oxfam.