Sophie Robinson
Encyclopedia
Sophie Robinson is a contemporary English poet.
Her creative and critical work has been published in Pilot, How2, Dusie, and the anthologies Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century (Bloodaxe
) and The Reality Street Book of Sonnets (Reality Street, 2008). She has performed her work in Ireland, as part of the SoundEye Festival
, and America. She lives in London, where she is researching a PhD in Queer Poetics at Royal Holloway, University of London
.
Sophie is currently the Poetry Artist in Residence at the Victoria and Albert Museum
.
Her creative and critical work has been published in Pilot, How2, Dusie, and the anthologies Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century (Bloodaxe
Bloodaxe Books
Bloodaxe Books is a British publishing house specialising in poetry.-History:It was founded in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Neil Astley, who is still editor and managing director. Joined in 1982 by chairman Simon Thirsk, Astley was later awarded an honorary D.Litt by Newcastle University in 1995...
) and The Reality Street Book of Sonnets (Reality Street, 2008). She has performed her work in Ireland, as part of the SoundEye Festival
SoundEye Festival
The SoundEye Festival of the Arts of the Word is an annual festival dedicated to poetry and other artistic practices predicated on the power of word and text. It is held in Cork City, taking up the best part of a week in late-June to mid-July...
, and America. She lives in London, where she is researching a PhD in Queer Poetics at Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
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Sophie is currently the Poetry Artist in Residence at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
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Works
- Killin' Kittenish (yt communications, 2006)
- The Reality Street Book of Sonnets (Reality Street, 2008)
- a (Les Figues Press, 2009)
- Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century (Bloodaxe Books, 2009)
- Lotion (Oystercatcher Press, 2010)
- Infinite Difference: Other Poetries by U.K. Women Poets (Shearsman Books, 2010)
Awards
- 2010 Lambda Literary AwardLambda Literary AwardLambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
nomination for a (Les Figues Press, 2009) - 2010 Golden Crown Literary SocietyGolden Crown Literary SocietyThe Golden Crown Literary Society is a 501 organization established in February 2004 as a literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, enjoyment, and enhancement of lesbian literature. The GCLS membership includes publishers, distributors, authors, and readers of lesbian fiction...
Goldie Award nomination for a (Les Figues Press, 2009)
External links
- http://www.lesfigues.com/lfp/185/a
- http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852248386
- http://www.oystercatcherpress.com/srobinson.html
- http://www.realitystreet.co.uk/jeff-hilson.php
- http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2010/infinite.html