Robyn Bolam

Robyn Bolam, formerly known as Marion Lomax, is an English poet, editor, and librettist.[1] She writes about topic such as love and loss, about surviving under difficult situations, and about changes within the natural world and in society.[2]

Life and works

Robyn Bolam was born on October 20,1953 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Her father was a carpenter names Charles Hall, and her mother was a Nurse named Margaret Ann Bolam.[3] She spent most of her early life in Northumberland, England and began her poetry writing at a very young age. At the age of 15, one of her poems was first published in an anthology titled Next Wave Poets 1, and more of her poems were later published in Next Wave Poets 2.[2]

Bolam married a man named Michael Lomax in August, 1974[3] and began publishing her works under the name Marion Lomax. Sometime after her marriage, she wrote a poem called ‘Special Delivery’, which was about the death of her father. The poem was accepted for a magazine called New Poetry, published by Norman Hidden. Hidden would continue to be a source of encouragement for Bolam until his death in 2006 at the age of 93. Another source of encouragement for Bolam was the poet Peter Porter, who encouraged her to apply for the  Eric Gregory Award, which she applied for in 1980, and she was awarded one in 1981. In the same year, she also won first prize in the Cheltenham Poetry Competition.[2] In 1993, she became part of the Hawthornden International Fellowship, a retreat for writers in Hawthornden Castle.[4]

Robyn's first book titled The Peepshow Girl was published in 1989 by Bloodaxe Books, followed by Raiding the Boarders in 1996, and New Wings in 2007. Her most recent publish work is Hyem, published in October 2017.[5] She did not begin publishing under the name of Robyn Bolam until December 2000 after her divorce from Michael Lomax in December 1999.[3]

Awards

  • 1981 Eric Gregory Award
  • 1981 First Prize in Cheltenham Poetry Competition
  • 1993 Hawthornden International Fellowship

Books

  • The Peepshow Girl (1989)
  • Raiding the Boarders (1996)
  • New Wings (2007)
  • Hyem (2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Robyn Bolam". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Robyn Bolam". Robyn Bolam. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bolam, Robyn 1953- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Hawthornden Castle Fellowship". WritersServices. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Robyn Bolam | Bloodaxe Books". www.bloodaxebooks.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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