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Tessa Biddington

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Tessa Biddington, (born 1954 in Pinner, north-west London) is a British poet.

Life

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Biddington works as a freelance trainer, raising awareness about domestic violence.[1][2] She began writing in 1996. Her poetry has appeared in New Welsh Review.[3] In 2002, FAW! commissioned local poets Tessa Biddington and Keith Morgan; this work was featured on Forest of Dean Community Radio and performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.[4]

Awards

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Work

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  • The Weight of Water, Like Starlings, Tess Biddington and Adam Burbage

Anthologies

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  • The Forward Book of Poetry 2001, Forward Publishing, 2000[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The Newsletter for Headteachers/PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. July 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ New Welsh Review. "the very best new writing from Wales". new welsh review. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
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  5. ^ Chris Gray (5 October 2000). "New York-born writer wins Britain's most prestigious award for poetry". The Independent.
  6. ^ "n.b.news | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Literary Reviews: Poetry". .eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2010.