Jane Routh

Jane Routh is a contemporary poet living in Lancashire in the United Kingdom.

Published works

To date she has published five collections of poetry:

• Listening to the Night (Smith/Doorstop, 2018)
• The Gift of Boats (Smith/Doorstop, 2010)
• Waiting for H5N1 (Templar Poetry, 2007)
• Teach Yourself Mapmaking (Smith/Doorstop, 2006)
• Circumnavigation (Smith/Doorstop, 2002)

Routh has also published a place journal Falling Into Place (Smith/Doorstop, 2014).

Awards

Routh's first collection Circumnavigation was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Her second collection Teach Yourself Mapmaking was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. The Gift of Boats won the Cardiff International Poetry Competition.

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