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Vicki Feaver

Emeritus Professor in Creative Writing

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Vicki Feaver is one of Britain’s leading poets. She has written three collections of poetry: Close Relatives (Secker, 1981), The Handless Maiden (Cape, 1994) and The Book of Blood (Cape 2006), which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize. She has read and taught at festivals all over the world. Her work is represented in many anthologies of contemporary poetry, and a selection is included in the Penguin Modern Poets series. She has also published essays on the process of writing and on twentieth century women poets.

Research Output

Book Sections

Feaver, V. and Shapcott, J. (2002) Elizabeth Bishop: 'The reclamation of female space'. In: Elizabeth Bishop: Poet of the Periphery. Bloodaxe Poetry Series (1). Bloodaxe, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pp. 87-102. ISBN 9781852245566

Books

Feaver, V. (2006) The Book of Blood. Jonathan Cape, London, UK. ISBN 9780224076845

Audio

Feaver, V. (2006) Island Blue 1: Brave New World. [Audio]

Other department members

Alison MacLeod
Visiting Professor in Creative Writing
Clare Toombes
Student Employability Adviser
Dave Swann
David Swann
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

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