Jean Sprackland

Jean Sprackland (born 1962) is an English poet and essayist.writer, the author of three collections of poetry and a book of essays about landscape and nature.

Life
Originally from Burton upon Trent, Sprackland studied English and Philosophy at the University of Kent at Canterbury. She then taught for a few years before beginning to write poetry at age 30.

She is Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a Trustee of The Poetry Archive.

Recognition

 * 1998: Forward Poetry Prize (Best First Collection) shortlist, Tattoos for Mothers Day
 * 2003: T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist, Hard Water
 * 2003: Whitbread Poetry Award shortlist, Hard Water
 * 2004: Next Generation poet
 * 2007: Costa Poetry Award, Tilt
 * 2007: Forward Poetry Prize (Best Single Poem) shortlist, "The Birkdale Nightingale"
 * 2012: Portico Prize for Literature (Non-fiction), Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach

Publications

 * Tattoos for Mothers Day. Liverpool, UK: Spike, 1997.
 * Hard Water. London: Jonathan Cape, 2003.
 * Ellipsis, Volume I (by with Sean O'Brien, Jean Spracklan, and Tim Cooke). UK: Comma Press, 2005.
 * Our Thoughts are Bees: Working with Writers and Schools (with Mandy Coe; Wordplay Press, 2005)
 * Tilt.London: Jonathan Cape, 2007.
 * Sleeping Keys. London: Jonathan Cape, 2013.

Non-fiction

 * Strands: A year of discoveries on the beach. London: Jonathan Cape, 2012.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy The Poetry Archive.

Audio / video

 * Jean Sprackland: Reading from her poems. London: Poetry Archive, 2005.