Phoebe Power
British poet (born 1993)
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Phoebe Power (born 1993) is a British poet whose work, Shrines of Upper Austria, won the Forward Prize for Poetry for Best First Collection.
Phoebe Power | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993 (age 32–33) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Notable works | Shrines of Upper Austria |
| Notable awards | |
| Website | |
| phoebepowerpoetry | |
Biography
Phoebe Power was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993.[1] She was named a Foyle Young Poet of the Year in 2010.[2] She later studied at the University of Cambridge where she led the Pembroke Poetry Society.[3] Power was a recipient of the Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012.[4]
Power's full length poetry collection, Shrines of Upper Austria, was published by Carcanet Press in 2018. She was awarded the Forward Prize for Poetry for Best First Collection for the work.[5] The book was named one of four Poetry Book Society Spring Recommendations for 2018[6] and has been shortlisted for the 2018 T. S. Eliot Prize.[7] The collection was inspired by the life of Power's Austrian grandmother, who married a British soldier and emigrated to England after World War II.[8]
Work
- —— (2016). Harp Duet. ASIN B0DV3513MD.
- —— (2018). Shrines of Upper Austria (paperback 1st ed.). Manchester: Carcanet. ISBN 9781784105341.
- ——; Porteous, Katrina (2021). Sea Change (paperback 1st ed.). Cornwall: Guillemot Press. ISBN 9781913749125.
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | — | Foyle Young Poet of the Year | — | Selection | [2] |
| 2012 | — | Eric Gregory Award | — | Won | [4] |
| 2014 | — | Northern Writers' Awards | Poetry | Won | [10] |
| 2018 | Shrines of Upper Austria | Forward Prizes for Poetry | First Collection | Won | [5] |
| T. S. Eliot Prize | — | Shortlisted | [7] | ||
| 2019 | Somerset Maugham Award | — | Won | [11] |