Esther E. Morgan (born 1970) is a British poet. She graduated with an MA in creative writing from the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

in 1998. She has published four collections of poetry and won an

Eric Gregory Award The Eric Gregory Award is a literary award given annually by the Society of Authors for a collection by British poets under the age of 30. The award was founded in 1960 by Dr. Eric Gregory to support and encourage young poets. In 2021, the seven ...

in 1998. Her first collection was ''Beyond Calling Distance'' (2001). It won the Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize and was shortlisted for the

John Llewellyn Rhys Prize The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and publis ...

. Her second collection, ''The Silence Living in Houses'', was published in 2005. ''Grace'' (2011) was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and was shortlisted for the 2012

T. S. Eliot Prize The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is a prize that was, for many years, awarded by the Poetry Book Society (UK) to "the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland" in any particular year. The Priz ...

. It includes the poem ''This Morning'' which won the 2010 Bridport Poetry Prize. Her fourth collection ''The Wound Register'' was published in 2018. She has taught creative writing at the University of East Anglia and at

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Awards

*1998

*201
Bridport Poetry Prize
for
This Morning
'

Bibliography

Poetry collections

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Recordings

The Poetry Archive - Esther Morgan

Esther Morgan
recorded by

Neil Astley Neil Astley, Hon. FRSL (born 12 May 1953) is an English publisher, editor and writer. He is best known as the founder of the poetry publishing house Bloodaxe Books. Life and work Astley was born in Portchester, Hampshire, and grew up in nearby F ...

(2012)

References

External links

Esther Morgan at Bloodaxe Books
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Esther 1970 births Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia Academics of the University of East Anglia Edith Cowan University faculty British poets