Vicki Feaver
Emeritus Professor in Creative Writing
About
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
