by George J. Dance
Julia Bird (born 1971) is an English poet.[1]
Julia Bird in 2008. Courtesy This Is Money.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Bird was born in the market town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.
She studied English at Reading University.
Career[]
This Bird lives and works in London.[1]
She has worked as a literature promoter for the Poetry Book Society and the Poetry School, and produced tours as a freelancer for the British Council and the Poetry Translation Centre. She is the founder and head of Jaybird Live Literature, a London-based company that works with writers, venues, festivals, promoters and educators to devise projects to entertain and edify literary audiences, including poetry tours and exhibitions.[2]
Writing[]
- Times Literary Supplement: "Bird's is a poetry of ideas, but unexpected, often extraordinary ones."[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Hannah and the Monk. Cambridge, UK: Salt, 2008.
- Twenty-four-seven Blossom. Cromer, UK: Salt, 2013.
Anthologized[]
- Identity Parade: New British and Irish poets (edited by Roddy Lumsden). Tarset, Northumberland, UK: Bloodaxe, 2010.[1]
Blue Flash Flash - Jane Glennie (2017). Poem Julia Bird
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Julia Bird (b. 1971), The Poetry Archive. Web, Dec. 25, 2013.
- ↑ Our History, Jaybird Live Literature. Web, Aug. 29, 2015.
- ↑ Search results = au:Julia Bird, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 29, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Audio / video
- Etc.
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