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Jane Routh

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Jane Routh is a contemporary poet living in Lancashire in the United Kingdom.[1]

Published works

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To date she has published five collections of poetry:

  • Listening to the Night (Smith/Doorstop, 2018)
  • The Gift of Boats (Smith/Doorstop, 2010)
  • Waiting for H5N1 (Templar Poetry, 2007)
  • Teach Yourself Mapmaking (Smith/Doorstop, 2006)
  • Circumnavigation (Smith/Doorstop, 2002)

Routh has also published a place journal Falling Into Place (Smith/Doorstop, 2014).

Awards

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Routh's first collection Circumnavigation was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Her second collection Teach Yourself Mapmaking was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. The Gift of Boats won the Cardiff International Poetry Competition.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jane Routh's biography at The Poetry Business". Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Cardiff International Poetry Competition, Jane Routh wins first prize". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.