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Penelope Shuttle (born 12 May 1947) is a British poet.


Life

Born in Staines,
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, Shuttle left school at 17. She wrote her first novel at the age of 20. She has lived in Falmouth, Cornwall since 1970. She married the poet Peter Redgrove (1932–2003) and they have a daughter, Zoe. They wrote the prose books ''The Wise Wound'' and its sequel, ''Alchemy for Women''. Shuttle is a founder member of the Falmouth Poetry Group, founded in 1972.Poetry International profile
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Awards

* 1974 Eric Gregory Award * 2007 Cholmondeley Award * ''Selected Poems'' (OUP, 1998) Poetry Book Society Recommendation.


Works


Poetry collections

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Fiction

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Prose books

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References


External links


"The Wolf Interview: Penelope Shuttle", James Byrne, ''The Wolf'', 10"Penelope Shuttle", ''The Poetry Archive''"Penelope Shuttle", ''The British council''"Unsent: New and Selected Poems 1980-2012 by Penelope Shuttle - review"
Sean O'Brien, ''
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'', 28 December 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shuttle, Penelope 1947 births Living people English women poets People from Falmouth, Cornwall Writers from Cornwall