Gillian Allnutt
Encyclopedia
Gillian Allnutt is an English poet
who now lives in Esh Winning
, County Durham
. Her books Nantucket and the Angel and Lintel were both shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize
. In 2001/02 and 2002/03 she was a Royal Literary Fund
Writing Fellow, partly at Newcastle University. In 2005 she was the fourth winner of the Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award.
A photo of Gillian is on display in Room 37a at the National Portrait Gallery.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
who now lives in Esh Winning
Esh Winning
Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley to the west of Durham...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. Her books Nantucket and the Angel and Lintel were both shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize
T. S. Eliot Prize
The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is awarded by the Poetry Book Society to "the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland" in any particular year. The Prize was inaugurated in 1993 in celebration of the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and in...
. In 2001/02 and 2002/03 she was a Royal Literary Fund
Royal Literary Fund
The Royal Literary Fund is a benevolent fund set up to help published British writers in financial difficulties. It was founded by Reverend David Williams in 1790 and has received bequests and donations, including royal patronage, ever since...
Writing Fellow, partly at Newcastle University. In 2005 she was the fourth winner of the Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award.
A photo of Gillian is on display in Room 37a at the National Portrait Gallery.
Poetry
- Spitting the Pips Out (1981)
- Beginning the Avocado (1987)
- Blackthorn (Bloodaxe, 1994) ISBN 978-1-85224-270-1
- Nantucket and the Angel (Bloodaxe, 1997) ISBN 978-1-85224-382-1
- Lintel (Bloodaxe, 2001) ISBN 978-1-85224-547-4
- Sojourner (Bloodaxe, 2004) ISBN 978-1-85224-669-3
- How the Bicycle Shone: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe, 2007) ISBN 978-1-85224-759-2