John Stammers (born 1954
Islington, London) is a British poet and writer.
Life
Stammers read philosophy at
King's College London and is an Associate of King's College. He took up writing poetry in his 30s, joining
Michael Donaghy
Michael Donaghy (May 24, 1954 – September 16, 2004) was a New York City poet and musician, who lived in London from 1985.
Life and career
Donaghy was born into an Irish family and grew up with his sister Patricia in the Bronx, New York, lo ...
’s City University poetry group. Stammers now teaches at
City Lit. In 2002/03 he was appointed Judith E Wilson Fellow at the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
. He has edited ''Magma'' magazine and was convenor of the British and Irish Contemporary Poetry Conference. His work has also appeared in ''London Review of Books'', The New Republic, Poetry Daily (US), Poetry Review and various broadsheets.
Stammers lives in London with his wife and their two sons.
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Awards
* 2001 Forward Prize
The Forward Prizes for Poetry are major British awards for poetry, presented annually at a public ceremony in London. They were founded in 1992 by William Sieghart with the aim of celebrating excellence in poetry and increasing its audience. The ...
for Best First Collection (for ''Panoramic Lounge-Bar'')
* 2001 Whitbread Poetry Award shortlisted (for ''Panoramic Lounge-Bar'')
* 2005 Waterstones Best New Poetry (for 'Stolen Love Behaviour')
* 2005 Poetry Book Society Choice (for 'Stolen Love Behaviour')
* 2005 Forward Prize for Best Collection (shortlist) (for 'Stolen Love Behaviour')
* 2005 TS Eliot Award (shortlist)(for 'Stolen Love Behaviour')
Works
* ''Panoramic Lounge-bar'' (Picador, 2001)
* ''Buffalo Bills'' (pamphlet, Donut Press, 2004)
* ''Stolen Love Behaviour'' (Picador, 2005)
* ''Interior Night'' (Picador, 2010)
* ''The Picador Book of Love Poems'' (Editor, Picador, 2011)
* ''Gerard Manley Hopkins - Poet to Poet (Editor, Faber and Faber, 2012)
References
External links
"John Stammers", ''Poetry International UK''
Author's blog
"The Marshes" ''The Guardian'' 29 January 2005
* ttp://jacketmagazine.com/22/bergv-stamm-iv.html ''Jacket 22'' "Caroline Bergvall in conversation with John Stammers" May 2003
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1954 births
Living people
Alumni of King's College London
Associates of King's College
British poets
British male poets