Tim Liardet
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Tim Liardet is a poet
, a critic
and Professor of Poetry at Bath Spa University
. He has produced eight collections of poetry to date.
Clay Hill, his first collection, appeared in 1988. Fellini Beach, his second collection, appeared in 1994. His third collection 'Competing with the Piano Tuner' was a Poetry Book Society
Special Commendation and long-listed for the Whitbread Poetry Prize in 1998; his fourth, 'To the God of Rain', a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Spring 2003. Liardet was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship in 2002. He has reviewed poetry for such journals as The Guardian
, Poetry Review and PN Review and was Poet-in-Residence at The Guardian in 2006. The Blood Choir, his fifth collection, won an Arts Council England
Writer’s Award as a collection-in-progress in 2003, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Summer 2006 and shortlisted for the 2006 TS Eliot Prize for the Best Collection of poetry for that year. Priest Skear, a pamphlet that turns the drowning of the twenty three Chinese cocklepickers in Morecambe Bay
in 2004 into a political allegory
, appeared in 2010 and was the Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice for Winter 2010. The Storm House, his eighth collection, a book-length elegy
for his brother who died young and in mysterious circumstances, appeared from Carcanet Press
in June 2011.
Tim Liardet has performed his work on BBC Radio Three and BBC Radio Four and has read at many major festivals. He read at the Ars Interpres
Festival, Stockholm
, in 2007, and was visiting poet at the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, in 2008. He has sat on various panels and delivered papers on contemporary poetry at the AWP Conference in New York
in 2008, in Chicago
in 2009 and in Washington DC in 2011.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, a critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and Professor of Poetry at Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is a university based in, and around, Bath, England. The institution was previously known as Bath College of Higher Education, and later Bath Spa University College...
. He has produced eight collections of poetry to date.
Clay Hill, his first collection, appeared in 1988. Fellini Beach, his second collection, appeared in 1994. His third collection 'Competing with the Piano Tuner' was a Poetry Book Society
Poetry Book Society
The Poetry Book Society was founded by T. S. Eliot and friends in 1953. Each quarter the Society selects one recently published collection of poetry for its members. The Society also publishes the quarterly poetry journal Bulletin, and it administers the competition for the annual T. S. Eliot Prize...
Special Commendation and long-listed for the Whitbread Poetry Prize in 1998; his fourth, 'To the God of Rain', a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Spring 2003. Liardet was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship in 2002. He has reviewed poetry for such journals as The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Poetry Review and PN Review and was Poet-in-Residence at The Guardian in 2006. The Blood Choir, his fifth collection, won an Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
Writer’s Award as a collection-in-progress in 2003, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Summer 2006 and shortlisted for the 2006 TS Eliot Prize for the Best Collection of poetry for that year. Priest Skear, a pamphlet that turns the drowning of the twenty three Chinese cocklepickers in Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km².-Natural features:The rivers Leven,...
in 2004 into a political allegory
Allegory
Allegory is a demonstrative form of representation explaining meaning other than the words that are spoken. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation...
, appeared in 2010 and was the Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice for Winter 2010. The Storm House, his eighth collection, a book-length elegy
Elegy
In literature, an elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.-History:The Greek term elegeia originally referred to any verse written in elegiac couplets and covering a wide range of subject matter, including epitaphs for tombs...
for his brother who died young and in mysterious circumstances, appeared from Carcanet Press
Carcanet Press
Carcanet Press is a publisher, primarily of poetry, based in the United Kingdom and founded in 1969 by Michael Schmidt.Carcanet Press is now in its fourth decade. In 2000 it was named the Sunday Times millennium Small Publisher of the Year...
in June 2011.
Tim Liardet has performed his work on BBC Radio Three and BBC Radio Four and has read at many major festivals. He read at the Ars Interpres
Ars Interpres
Ars Interpres is an online and in-print international literary journal, originating in Stockholm. It publishes primarily contemporary English language poetry and English translations of modern Scandinavian and European poetry, as well as articles on poetic translation and other related materials...
Festival, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, in 2007, and was visiting poet at the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, in 2008. He has sat on various panels and delivered papers on contemporary poetry at the AWP Conference in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 2008, in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 2009 and in Washington DC in 2011.