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Stuart Pickford is the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award. His first collection, The Basics, was published by Redbeck Pressin 2002 and shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His second collection Swimming with Jellyfish, was published by Smith|Doorstop in 2016, and includes the poem ‘Moon’, which was commended in the Poetry Business Yorkshire Prize, judged by Carol Ann Duffy. He has been widely published and commended twice in the National Poetry Competition. He has worked and read at literary festivals including Ilkley, Hull and Chester.
‘What comes through vividly is the anguish of loss and the strength of love in these assured and immeditate poems … Pickford dramatizes emotional complexity in a remarkable collection which is moving and exciting.’ – Daljit Nagra, on Swimming with Jellyfish
