Ann has written and directed two stage plays for Yorkshire Women’s Theatre, one play for BBC Radio 4 and is currently working with a director on a short film script based on one of her poems.
Ann also co-wrote the script for the 'Genie' exhibition at the Magna Science Adventure Centre that was piloted in late 2006.
"Oh great one, to restore my power, tell me what I am like. I will ask questions so that you can tell my story [. . .] Every idea is a good idea, however simple or odd or rushed, because it is yours."
Children access the 'genie spirit' inside the exhibits using a 'magic mirror' (a tablet PC). The children interact with the genie, and produce poems that become 'memory stories' for the genie.
Reviewsedit
In Praise of Men and Other People "Ann Sansom's new collection is a welcome return for a quietly authoritative, resiliently gritty poet whose debut collection. Romance, won her many admirers. These are poems that overturn readers' expectations. They often present human dramas in which people are seen as acting out their versions of themselves in their own fictions. They are set in curiously deracinated urban landscapes, homing in on chance encounters and missed connections, and balanced by a brisk authenticity and affectionate generosity." Times Literary Supplement
Romance "Ann Sansom’s naturally accomplished and instinctively organised poems come as a breath of fresh air … There is a maturity to her work, a sureness of hand associated with only the most established poets, but there is a freshness too, and a bareknuckle confidence that seems to sing of the author’s realisation of poetry as a first language and a mother tongue." Simon Armitage
Opening the Ice "A clear sense of narrative illuminated by accurate observation . . . with a sharp edge of personal involvement, of love and love lost that gives her poems an intimate feel. Warm, direct and delicately phrased." David Harmer
External linksedit
Official website
Poetry Society's Poetry Class
Poetry Magazines
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Ann Sansom news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Ann Sansom is a British poet and writing tutor She has written two full length collections of poetry both published by Bloodaxe Books and her work has appeared in anthologies newspapers and magazines around the world She is currently a regular tutor for the Workers Educational Association Poetry Society and Arvon Foundation and has taught at Sheffield Hallam University University of Leeds University of Exeter and University of Oxford As well as giving hundreds of readings and workshops in the UK over the last two decades Ann has also read and taught in India Finland and Greece Contents 1 Literary awards 2 Publications 2 1 Collections 2 2 Anthologies 2 3 Newspapers and magazines 2 4 As editor 2 5 Scripts 3 Reviews 4 External linksLiterary awards edit1994 YHA bursary for Irish poetry translation 1998 Arts Council Literature Award 2003 Author s Foundation Award from the Society of AuthorsPublications editCollections edit 1989 Painting From Memory as Ann Dancy Smith Doorstop 1990 Opening the Ice as Ann Dancy Smith Doorstop 1994 Romance Bloodaxe Books 1999 Vehicle Slow Dancer Press 2003 In Praise of Men and Other People Bloodaxe BooksAnthologies edit 1992 The Virago Book of Wicked Verse ed Jill Dawson Virago Press 1992 The Red Deer Anthology Red Deer 1995 The Forward Book of Poetry Forward Faber 1995 Poetry with an Edge ed Neil Astley Bloodaxe Books 1996 The Forward Book of Poetry Forward Faber 1996 The Long Pale Corridor Bloodaxe Books 1997 Making for Planet Alice ed Maura Dooley Bloodaxe Books 1999 New Blood ed Neil Astley Bloodaxe Books 2001 Poems of the Decade Forward Faber 2006 Images of Women ed Myra Schneider and Dilys Wood Arrowhead Press 2007 Signs and Humours The Poetry of Medicine ed Lavinia Greenlaw Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationNewspapers and magazines edit Poetry Review various editions Times Literary Supplement various editions Vogue Russia 1999 Purple Magazine France 1999 Attitude USA 1999 Art and the Artist 2001 The Guardian The Independent Atlanta Review Carapace South Africa Horisont Finland Sweden London Magazine Pennine Platform The Rialto Second Light The Wide Skirt Writing WomenAs editor edit Doncaster Women s Centre group anthologies 1992 94 99 Oakwell Hall anthology 1997 Leeds University Poetry in Education 1998 99 Guest poet at the Times Educational Supplement 1999 Poetry in Motion Penistone Line Project 2000 Scripts edit Ann has written and directed two stage plays for Yorkshire Women s Theatre one play for BBC Radio 4 and is currently working with a director on a short film script based on one of her poems Ann also co wrote the script for the Genie exhibition at the Magna Science Adventure Centre that was piloted in late 2006 Oh great one to restore my power tell me what I am like I will ask questions so that you can tell my story Every idea is a good idea however simple or odd or rushed because it is yours Children access the genie spirit inside the exhibits using a magic mirror a tablet PC The children interact with the genie and produce poems that become memory stories for the genie Reviews editIn Praise of Men and Other People Ann Sansom s new collection is a welcome return for a quietly authoritative resiliently gritty poet whose debut collection Romance won her many admirers These are poems that overturn readers expectations They often present human dramas in which people are seen as acting out their versions of themselves in their own fictions They are set in curiously deracinated urban landscapes homing in on chance encounters and missed connections and balanced by a brisk authenticity and affectionate generosity Times Literary SupplementRomance Ann Sansom s naturally accomplished and instinctively organised poems come as a breath of fresh air There is a maturity to her work a sureness of hand associated with only the most established poets but there is a freshness too and a bareknuckle confidence that seems to sing of the author s realisation of poetry as a first language and a mother tongue Simon ArmitageOpening the Ice A clear sense of narrative illuminated by accurate observation with a sharp edge of personal involvement of love and love lost that gives her poems an intimate feel Warm direct and delicately phrased David HarmerExternal links editOfficial website Poetry Society s Poetry Class Bloodaxe Books Poetry Magazines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ann Sansom amp oldid 1066239542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
