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Lip
Catherine Smith's first acclaimed collection 'The Butcher's Hands' was a disturbing and exciting book. 'Lip' moves on from its grotesqueries and grand guignol to a fierce, often frantic eroticism through the language of the human body.
- GenresPoetry
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Catherine Smith
10 books3 followersCatherine Smith is an award-winning poet and fiction writer; she has also written radio drama, (Jellybelly, broadcast May 2005). Her first short poetry collection, The New Bride, (Smith/Doorstop) was short-listed for the Forward Prize for Best Collection , 2001.
Her first full collection, The Butcher’s Hands (Smith/Doorstop) was short-listed for the Aldeburgh/Jerwood Prize and was a PBS Recommendation. It earned her a place, in 2004, as one of Mslexia’s ‘Top Ten UK Women Poets’ and as one of the ’Next Generation’ poets - ‘the most exhilarating new voices to have emerged in the last ten years’ (PBS/Arts Council). Her third book, Lip, (Smith/Doorstop) was short-listed for the Forward Prize, 2008.
Her most recent collection, Otherwhere, was completed with financial support from the ‘Grants for Arts’ scheme, Arts Council England.
Catherine’s short stories have been published extensively in the UK and have won both local and national prizes. Her first collection, The Biting Point, is is now out from Speechbubble Books.
Catherine teaches Creative Writing for the University of Sussex The Arvon Foundation and runs an enrichment group for teenager writers at Varndean 6th Form College in Brighton. Catherine is also a teacher at The Poetry School
Catherine has also mentored poets, both adults and teenagers - most recently Rowyda Amin as part of London's 'Spread the Word' initiative, which resulted in Ten, from Bloodaxe, an anthology of black and Asian poets.
Her first full collection, The Butcher’s Hands (Smith/Doorstop) was short-listed for the Aldeburgh/Jerwood Prize and was a PBS Recommendation. It earned her a place, in 2004, as one of Mslexia’s ‘Top Ten UK Women Poets’ and as one of the ’Next Generation’ poets - ‘the most exhilarating new voices to have emerged in the last ten years’ (PBS/Arts Council). Her third book, Lip, (Smith/Doorstop) was short-listed for the Forward Prize, 2008.
Her most recent collection, Otherwhere, was completed with financial support from the ‘Grants for Arts’ scheme, Arts Council England.
Catherine’s short stories have been published extensively in the UK and have won both local and national prizes. Her first collection, The Biting Point, is is now out from Speechbubble Books.
Catherine teaches Creative Writing for the University of Sussex The Arvon Foundation and runs an enrichment group for teenager writers at Varndean 6th Form College in Brighton. Catherine is also a teacher at The Poetry School
Catherine has also mentored poets, both adults and teenagers - most recently Rowyda Amin as part of London's 'Spread the Word' initiative, which resulted in Ten, from Bloodaxe, an anthology of black and Asian poets.
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December 31, 2008
Catherine Smith's second book is full of erotic, exciting poetry. The language is unstilted, with the rhythm of rich conversation. In its facing head-on of difficult subjects, it reminds me of Sharon Olds, but with a lighter, more joyful feel. I'd recommend this fine book to poets and other readers alike.
May 25, 2019
This is a gripping collection of poems - some are moving and some are witty, but all are poems that make you think. The main theme is the relationship of women to the world and the people around them, and there's also a wonderful hint of the erotic about them too. Great stuff.
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