Fiona Pitt-Kethley is a British poet, novelist, travel writer and journalist. She was born on 21 November 1954. She lived for many years in Hastings

Hastings

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, East Sussex

East Sussex

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, and moved to Spain in 2002 with her husband, former British chess

Chess

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 champion James Plaskett

James Plaskett

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 and their son, Alexander.

She was educated at Chelsea School of Art and worked evenings as a theatre usherette at the Old Vic and National Theatre. Afterwards she worked as a teacher and film extra but was primarily a full-time writer. Her first major collection of poetry Sky Ray Lolly was published in 1986. Her work is characterised by sexual frankness and humour.

Fiona Pitt-Kethley has also worked as a freelance journalist and has written for The Independent

The Independent

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, the The Big Issue

The Big Issue

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and others.

Poetry collections

• Sky Ray Lolly (1986)
• Private Parts (1987)
• The Perfect Man (1989)
• Dogs (1993) (Includes two pieces of journalism)
• Double Act (1996)
• Memo From a Muse (1997)
• Selected Poems (2008)

Travel writing

• Journeys to the Underworld (1991)
• The Pan Principle (1994)
• Red Light Districts of the World (2000)

Anthologies as editor

• Literary Companion to Sex: an Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1994)
• Literary Companion to Low Life (1995)