A. K. Blakemore
A. K. Blakemore (born in 1991) is an English author, poet, and translator. Life and career Blakemore was born in London in 1991. She studied Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. She has published two full-length collections of poetry, a novel, and a poet's manifesto, alongside translating the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo (poet), Yu Yoyo and contributing to various literary publications and collections. Awards and recognition Aged 15, she had her poem ''Peckham Rye Lane'' published in the ''London Evening Standard.'' Blakemore was Foyle Young Poet of the Year in 2007 and 2008. She was awarded the 2014 Melita Hume Prize which resulted in her publishing her first full-length collection of poetry ''Humbert Summer''. In 2017, The Poetry Society invited her to write a 'poetry manifesto', which she named "The flower is forever my capitain". She appeared at the Greenbelt Festival in 2018. Her second poetry collection, ''Fondue,'' was awarded the 2019 Ledbury Forte Pr ...
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