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
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a public university in Western Australia. It is named in honour of the first woman to be elected to an Parliaments of the Australian states and territories, Australian parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Aust ...
.
Awards
*1998
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 ...
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Bridport Poetry Prizefor
This Morning'
Bibliography
Poetry collections
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Recordings
The Poetry Archive - Esther MorganEsther Morganrecorded 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
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1970 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of East Anglia
Academics of the University of East Anglia
Edith Cowan University faculty
British poets