Steven Blyth is a poet (born 1968 in Bolton) based in the

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area. His

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

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 1994.Steven Blyt
"Gregory Award"
/ref> He was educated at the University of Bolton and

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. Blyth's poetry is of a similar style to poets like Philip Larkin and Stanley Cook.

Publications

*''Baddy'', Peterloo, 1997 *''So'', Peterloo, 2001 *''Mr Right'', Shoestring Press, 2011 *''Both'', Smokestack Press, 2012

References

People from Bolton 1968 births Living people English male poets {{England-poet-stub