Fanthorpe, U.A. (1929–)
Fanthorpe, U.A. (1929–)
British poet. Born 1929 in Kent, England.
The 1st woman nominated for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry, frequently gave voice to socially oppressed people such as the mentally ill; often wrote poems for 2 voices, and in readings the 2nd voice was read by lifelong partner Rose Bailey; works include Side Effects (1978), Standing To (1982), Voices Off (1984), Selected Poems (1986), A Watching Brief (1987), Neck-Verse (1992), Safe as Houses (1995), Consequences (2000) and Queuing for the Sun (2003). Received Arts Council Writers' Award (1994), Cholmondeley Award (1995), Forward Poetry Prize (1996), CBE (2001), and Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (2003).
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