Tessa Biddington

Tessa Biddington, (born 1954 in Pinner, north-west London) is a British poet.

Life

Biddington works as a freelance trainer, raising awareness about domestic violence.^[1][2] She began writing in 1996. Her poetry has appeared in The New Welsh Review.^[3] 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.^[4]

Awards

• 2000 Forward Poetry Prize for the best single poem The Death of Descartes^[5]
• Lantern Show, Scott Base, 2001 Ottakar's Faber National Poetry Competition^[6]

Work

• The Weight of Water, Like Starlings, Tess Biddington and Adam Burbage

Anthologies

• The Forward book of poetry 2001 (Forward Publishing), Forward Publishing, 2000^[7]

References

1. "The Newsletter for Headteachers/PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. July 2005. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
2. Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
3. New Welsh Review [e-mail]. "the very best new writing from Wales". new welsh review. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
5. Chris Gray (5 October 2000). "New York-born writer wins Britain's most prestigious award for poetry". The Independent.
6. "n.b.news | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. 2001-10-26. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
7. "Literary Reviews: Poetry". .eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-24.