New British Poets, CWP

New British Poets

Paul Batchelor, Frances Leviston and Kathryn Simmonds

A reading and conversation with three emerging British poets, all winners of the prestigious Eric Gregory Award for writers under 30.

In conversation with Alice Quinn

Co-sponsored with the Poetry Society of America

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Location: Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues

Debut: Poetry is an international tour introducing three outstanding new British poets, each of whom has received a prestigious Eric Gregory Award for writers under 30.

Paul Batchelor is a north-east-England based poet. His first collection, The Sinking Road, was published by Bloodaxe in June 2008.

Frances Leviston’s debut collection, Public Dream (Picador, 2007) was shortlisted for the prestigious 2007 T. S. Eliot Prize. Her poems have been published in the Guardian, Poetry London and the Times Literary Supplement.

Kathryn Simmonds is a prize-winning poet, whose debut collection, Sunday at the Skin Launderette (Seren), is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

	Paul Batchelor is a north-east-England based poet. His first collection, The Sinking Road, was published by Bloodaxe in June 2008.
	Frances Leviston’s debut collection, Public Dream (Picador, 2007) was shortlisted for the prestigious 2007 T. S. Eliot Prize. Her poems have been published in the Guardian, Poetry London and the Times Literary Supplement.
	Kathryn Simmonds is a prize-winning poet, whose debut collection, Sunday at the Skin Launderette (Seren), is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.