Sarah Corbett

English poet
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Quick Facts

IntroEnglish poet
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
isPoet Writer
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Female
Birth1970, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Age54 years
Education
University of Leeds
University of East Anglia
University of Manchester
Awards
Eric Gregory Award 
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Biography

Sarah Corbett (born 1970) is a British poet.

She graduated with a degree in English and Sociology from the University of Leeds in 1992, an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in 1998, and a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Manchester in 2013. She has published five collections of poetry, including the verse-novel, 'And She Was' (2015) and 'A Perfect Mirror' (2018). The Red Wardrobe won an Eric Gregory Award in 1998, and was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and Forward Prize. She is a Lecturer at Lancaster University, having previously taught for the Open University.

Awards

  • 1997 Eric Gregory Award, The Red Wardrobe
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