Vicki Feaver
Encyclopedia
Vicki Feaver is an English
poet. She studied music at Durham University
and English at University College, London, and later worked as a lecturer and tutor in English and Creative Writing at University College, Chichester
, where she is an Emeritus Professor.
She now lives with her psychiatrist husband in Dunsyre, South Lanarkshire
, Scotland
, at the foot of the Pentland Hills.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
poet. She studied music at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
and English at University College, London, and later worked as a lecturer and tutor in English and Creative Writing at University College, Chichester
University of Chichester
The University of Chichester is a university based in West Sussex, England. Campuses are based in the city of Chichester and the nearby coastal resort of Bognor Regis...
, where she is an Emeritus Professor.
She now lives with her psychiatrist husband in Dunsyre, South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, at the foot of the Pentland Hills.
Collections of poetry
- 1981: Close Relatives
- 1994: The Handless Maiden (shortlisted for Forward PrizeForward Poetry PrizeThe Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991. The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry. Until the T.S. Eliot Prize remuneration was increased to £15,000 plus £1000 to each of nine runners-up, the Forward was the United Kingdom's most valuable annual poetry...
) - 2006: The Book of Blood (shortlisted for Forward PrizeForward Poetry PrizeThe Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991. The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry. Until the T.S. Eliot Prize remuneration was increased to £15,000 plus £1000 to each of nine runners-up, the Forward was the United Kingdom's most valuable annual poetry...
and Costa Award2006 Costa Book AwardsThe Costa Book of the Year shortlist was announced on 10 January 2007 and the final results at a ceremony held on 7 February 2007.-Book of the Year:*Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves-Children's Book:Winner:*Linda Newbery, Set in StoneShortlist:...
)
Prizes
- 1993: Forward Poetry PrizeForward Poetry PrizeThe Forward Poetry Prizes were created in 1991. The aim of the prizes is to extend the audience for contemporary poetry. Until the T.S. Eliot Prize remuneration was increased to £15,000 plus £1000 to each of nine runners-up, the Forward was the United Kingdom's most valuable annual poetry...
, Best Single Poem, for the poem 'Judith' - 1998: National Poetry CompetitionNational Poetry CompetitionThe National Poetry Competition is an annual poetry prize established in 1978. It is run by the UK-based Poetry Society and accepts entries from all over the world, with over 10,000 poems being submitted to the competition each year...
for the poem 'Bats' - 1999: Cholmondeley AwardCholmondeley AwardThe Cholmondeley Award is an annual award for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966...