U. A. Fanthorpe (1929–2009)
Author of Selected Poems
About the Author
U. A. Fanthorpe was the first woman to be nominated for the post of Professor of Poetry at Oxford.
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Works by U. A. Fanthorpe
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Associated Works
Ain't I a Woman! A Book of Women's Poetry from Around the World (1987) — Contributor — 491 copies, 1 review
The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul (2017) 196 copies, 5 reviews
Answering Back: Living Poets Reply to the Poetry of the Past (2007) — Contributor — 119 copies, 1 review
I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine: Poems For Young Feminists (1992) — Contributor — 57 copies, 2 reviews
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- Legal name
- Fanthorpe, Ursula Askham
- Birthdate
- 1929-07-22
- Date of death
- 2009-04-28
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Oxford (St. Anne's College)
- Occupations
- poet
teacher
hospital clerk - Awards and honors
- Order of the British Empire (Commander, 2001)
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
Cholmondeley Award
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow, 1988) - Relationships
- Bailey, R. V. (life partner)
- Cause of death
- cancer
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Lee Green, London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
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Reviews
It's a mystery to me, why only 16 members of this site have this book. These are Christmas card poems sent to friends over some 20 years and each is a little gem. Witty and deeply felt, they are a wonderful addition to the works of a deeply loved and sadly missed poet.
Many of these poems engage in conversation with art and other literature: there's one about experiencing a stay in France and medieval paintings, a couple about actors and plays, another reacting to Terry Eagleton's principles of literary criiticism.
U.A.Fanthorpe's poems are very thought provoking, especially those inspired by hospitals, illness, case histories.
A selection of Fanthorpe's early poems for fans and completists. Always interesting to see how an author's work develops over time.
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