Phoebe Power

Phoebe Power
Born 1993 (age 24–25)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Occupation Poet
Education University of Cambridge
Notable works Shrines of Upper Austria
Notable awards Forward Prizes for Poetry

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

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] 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.[4]

Power lives in New York.[5]

Work

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

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Phoebe Power". Forward Arts Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Saunders, Tristram Fane. "Forward Prizes for Poetry: Danez Smith wins £10,000 award". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Phoebe Power". Carcanet Press. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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