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Helen Calcutt (born 1988) is a British poet and writer.
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Career
Calcutt is a British poet, writer, and choreographer. Her debut collection 'Sudden rainfall' was published by experimental British publishing house 'Perdika Press' when she was just 23 years old. It was shortlisted for the PBS Pamphlet Choice Award on publication, and in 2016 became a Waterstone's best-selling pamphlet. She is the first writer-in-residence to be appointed by the Clent Hills National Trust, and in 2016 was Poet-in-Residence of Loughborough University. Calcutt has written award-winning literary reviews for journals such as the Wales Arts Review, The London Magazine, and The Times Literary Supplement. Her second book of poems 'Unable Mother' is due to publication with V Press in 2018.
As a dancer and choreographer Calcutt is trained in hip-hop, Cuban-salsa, and modern dance practice. With a career spanning over a decade, she has collaborated with the likes of The BBC, Vamos Cubana and The Birmingham Hippodrome, Def Motion, BIDF, and The REP Theatre, among others, also touring her work internationally and nationally. As a choreographer, Helen’s cross-discipline work has been supported by Arts Council England (2016, 2017) and The Big Lottery Fund (2013). She is company choreographer for Midland's based theatre company Regional Voice.
Dance and 'écriture corporelle' - a bodily writing
écriture corporelle – a ‘bodily writing’ is a cross-discipline project which explores the lines of dialogue between movement and language. The project launched at the Poetry International Festival in July 2014. followed by a performance at the Birmingham Literature Festival, with a text-based dance performance inspired by Owen Sheers' poem 'Last Act'. The project has since been endorsed by The Poetry Society, NAWE, First Story, and the University of Bolton.