Kathryn Gray is a Welsh poet.

Biography

Kathryn Gray was born in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

in 1973 and grew up in

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

. She studied German and Medieval Studies and at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. Gray's first poetry collection, ''Never—Never'', was published in 2004 by

Seren Books Seren Books is the trading name of Poetry Wales Press, a small independent publisher based in Bridgend, Wales, specialising in English-language writing from WalesFelicity Wood (23 August 2013). Rhyme and reason: The poetry market is a notoriously ...

. She was shortlisted for the

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and the

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 her work. Gray published the poetry

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, ''Flowers'' in 2017. Her work has appeared in several literary journals, including the ''Times Literary Supplement'', the ''Independent'', the ''Poetry Review'' and ''Poetry Wales''. Gray has taught poetry at the Poetry School,

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and the

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. She is a director of

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. She was editor of ''New Welsh Review'' for three years. She currently works for a literary research project, funded by the

Leverhulme Trust The Leverhulme Trust () is a large national grant-making organisation in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1925 under the will of the 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), with the instruction that its resources should be used to suppo ...

, investigating Welsh poetry in English since 1997, ''Devolved Voices''. Gray lives in

Poetry

*''Never—Never'',

, (2004) * ''Flowers'', (2017)

Awards

* (2001)

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 ...

* (2004) Shortlisted for the

for best first collection, (2004) * (2004) Shortlisted for the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Kathryn 1973 births Living people 21st-century Welsh women writers 21st-century Welsh writers 21st-century Welsh poets People from Swansea Alumni of the University of Bristol