Tessa Biddington
Tessa Biddington, (born 1954 in Pinner, north-west London) is a British poet.[1][2]
Life
Biddington works as a freelance trainer, raising awareness about domestic violence.[3][4] She began writing in 1996. Her poetry has appeared in New Welsh Review.[5] In 2002, FAW! commissioned local poets Tessa Biddington and Keith Morgan; this work was featured on Forest of Dean Community Radio and performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.[6]
Awards
- 2000 Forward Poetry Prize for the best single poem "The Death of Descartes"[7]
- 2001 Ottakar's Faber National Poetry Competition with Lantern Show, Scott Base[8]
- 2021: Second Award of the Wales Poetry Award[9]
Work
- The Weight of Water, Like Starlings, Tess Biddington and Adam Burbage
Anthologies
- The Forward Book of Poetry 2001, Forward Publishing, 2000[10]
References
- ^ "Tessa is picking up pieces of art career". The Citizen. 24 July 1997. p. 60. Retrieved 15 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tessa's literary double". The Citizen. 18 October 1999. p. 5. Retrieved 15 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Newsletter for Headteachers/PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. July 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Welsh Review. "the very best new writing from Wales". new welsh review. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ [2]
- ^ Chris Gray (5 October 2000). "New York-born writer wins Britain's most prestigious award for poetry". The Independent.
- ^ "n.b.news | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ Turpin, Frances (8 March 2022). "Wales Poetry Award 2021: Winners Announced". Poetry Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Literary Reviews: Poetry". .eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2010.