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Karen McCarthy Woolf

January 01, 1970

Karen McCarthy Woolf (born 1966)[1][2] is a poet of English and Jamaican parentage.[3]

Karen McCarthy Woolf
Born1966 (age 57–58)
London, England
OccupationPoet
Websitewww.mccarthywoolf.net

Early life and education edit

Karen McCarthy Woolf was born in London to English and Jamaican parents.[1] Her father emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1957 as a part of the Windrush generation, and her experience and identity as a mixed-race woman has informed her poetry.[2]

She has a PhD (2018) from Royal Holloway, University of London: her thesis title was At the centre of the edge : contemporary ecological poetry and the sacred hybrid, and it focussed on the work of Louise Glück, Kei Miller and Joy Harjo[4][5]

Writing career edit

McCarthy Woolf was mentored on The Complete Works poets of colour mentoring scheme initiated by Bernardine Evaristo to redress representational invisibility.[6]

McCarthy Woolf's 2014 book An Aviary of Small Birds was shortlisted for the 2015 Best First Collection award of the Forward Prizes for Poetry[7] and the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize,[8] and chosen as an Observer poetry book of the month.[9]

The poem "Outside" from her Seasonal Disturbances was chosen by Carol Rumens as "Poem of the Week" in The Guardian in December 2017.[10]

In 2019, McCarthy Woolf was appointed Poet in Residence at University of California, Los Angeles.[11] She is a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.[1][12]

McCarthy Woolf won second place in the 2020 Laurel Prize for her collection Seasonal Disturbances.[13]

In 2021 she was one of the judges of the 2020 National Poetry Competition.[14][15]

Selected publications edit

Authored edit

  • The Worshipful Company of Pomegranate Slicers (2006, Spread The Word, ISBN 9780954008321)
  • An Aviary of Small Birds (2014, Carcanet Press, ISBN 9781906188146)
  • Seasonal Disturbances (2017, Carcanet, ISBN 9781784103361)

Edited edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Margaret Busby Presents: New Daughters of Africa | Part of Get Up Stand Up Now". Somerset House. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lowe, Hannah (2018). "Inside the Frame: Women Writers and the Windrush Legacy". Wasafiri. 33 (2): 6–8. doi:10.1080/02690055.2018.1431094. S2CID 166076679 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
  3. ^ "Karen McCarthy Woolf". Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Catalogue record for thesis". Jisc Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ At the Centre of the Edge: Contemporary Ecological Poetry and the Sacred Hybrid (PDF) (PhD). Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ "TCW 1". The Complete Works Poetry. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Forward Alumni 1992-Present". Forward Arts Foundation. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize – shortlist". poetrysociety.org.uk. The Poetry Society. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ Rumens, Carol (3 December 2017). "Carol Rumens's best poetry books of 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. ^ Rumens, Carol (25 December 2017). "Poem of the week: Outside by Karen McCarthy Woolf". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. ^ Young, Nina (29 October 2019). "UCLA's newest poet-in-residence to explore intersection of storytelling and law". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  12. ^ Hillhouse, Joanne C. (8 October 2018). "In Company with New Daughters of Africa". Jhohadli.
  13. ^ "Second Place". Laurel Prize for Poetry in Association with Poetry School. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  14. ^ . poetrysociety.org.uk. The Poetry Society. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021.
  15. ^ "'Read forensically': A National Poetry Competition interview with Karen McCarthy Woolf". poetrysociety.org.uk. The Poetry Society. 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • "Karen McCarthy Woolf In conversation with Forward Arts Foundation"
  • Interview with Karen McCarthy Woolf by The Poetry Extension


 

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January 01, 1970
karen, mccarthy, woolf, born, 1966, poet, english, jamaican, parentage, born1966, london, englandoccupationpoetwebsitewww, mccarthywoolf, contents, early, life, education, writing, career, selected, publications, authored, edited, references, external, linksea. Karen McCarthy Woolf born 1966 1 2 is a poet of English and Jamaican parentage 3 Karen McCarthy WoolfBorn1966 age 57 58 London EnglandOccupationPoetWebsitewww wbr mccarthywoolf wbr net Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Writing career 3 Selected publications 3 1 Authored 3 2 Edited 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editKaren McCarthy Woolf was born in London to English and Jamaican parents 1 Her father emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1957 as a part of the Windrush generation and her experience and identity as a mixed race woman has informed her poetry 2 She has a PhD 2018 from Royal Holloway University of London her thesis title was At the centre of the edge contemporary ecological poetry and the sacred hybrid and it focussed on the work of Louise Gluck Kei Miller and Joy Harjo 4 5 Writing career editMcCarthy Woolf was mentored on The Complete Works poets of colour mentoring scheme initiated by Bernardine Evaristo to redress representational invisibility 6 McCarthy Woolf s 2014 book An Aviary of Small Birds was shortlisted for the 2015 Best First Collection award of the Forward Prizes for Poetry 7 and the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize 8 and chosen as an Observer poetry book of the month 9 The poem Outside from her Seasonal Disturbances was chosen by Carol Rumens as Poem of the Week in The Guardian in December 2017 10 In 2019 McCarthy Woolf was appointed Poet in Residence at University of California Los Angeles 11 She is a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa edited by Margaret Busby 1 12 McCarthy Woolf won second place in the 2020 Laurel Prize for her collection Seasonal Disturbances 13 In 2021 she was one of the judges of the 2020 National Poetry Competition 14 15 Selected publications editAuthored edit The Worshipful Company of Pomegranate Slicers 2006 Spread The Word ISBN 9780954008321 An Aviary of Small Birds 2014 Carcanet Press ISBN 9781906188146 Seasonal Disturbances 2017 Carcanet ISBN 9781784103361 Edited edit Bittersweet Contemporary Black Women s Poetry 1998 The Women s Press ISBN 0704346079 Ten The New Wave 2014 Bloodaxe Books ISBN 9781780371108 Ten Poets of the New Generation 2017 Bloodaxe ISBN 9781780373829 Unwritten Caribbean Poems after the First World War 2018 Nine Arches Press ISBN 9781911027294 References edit a b c Margaret Busby Presents New Daughters of Africa Part of Get Up Stand Up Now Somerset House 9 September 2019 Retrieved 17 August 2021 a b Lowe Hannah 2018 Inside the Frame Women Writers and the Windrush Legacy Wasafiri 33 2 6 8 doi 10 1080 02690055 2018 1431094 S2CID 166076679 via Taylor amp Francis Online Karen McCarthy Woolf Bloodaxe Books Retrieved 9 April 2021 Catalogue record for thesis Jisc Library Hub Discover Retrieved 28 September 2023 At the Centre of the Edge Contemporary Ecological Poetry and the Sacred Hybrid PDF PhD Royal Holloway University of London Retrieved 28 September 2023 TCW 1 The Complete Works Poetry 28 August 2016 Retrieved 1 June 2021 Forward Alumni 1992 Present Forward Arts Foundation Retrieved 28 September 2023 Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize shortlist poetrysociety org uk The Poetry Society 19 October 2015 Retrieved 28 September 2023 Rumens Carol 3 December 2017 Carol Rumens s best poetry books of 2017 The Guardian Retrieved 28 September 2023 Rumens Carol 25 December 2017 Poem of the week Outside by Karen McCarthy Woolf The Guardian Retrieved 9 April 2021 Young Nina 29 October 2019 UCLA s newest poet in residence to explore intersection of storytelling and law Daily Bruin Retrieved 9 April 2021 Hillhouse Joanne C 8 October 2018 In Company with New Daughters of Africa Jhohadli Second Place Laurel Prize for Poetry in Association with Poetry School Retrieved 9 April 2021 National Poetry Competition poetrysociety org uk The Poetry Society 25 March 2021 Archived from the original on 31 March 2021 Read forensically A National Poetry Competition interview with Karen McCarthy Woolf poetrysociety org uk The Poetry Society 2020 Retrieved 9 April 2021 External links editOfficial website Karen McCarthy Woolf In conversation with Forward Arts Foundation Interview with Karen McCarthy Woolf by The Poetry Extension nbsp This article about a poet from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karen McCarthy Woolf amp oldid 1211457602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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