Jane Routh

Jane Routh is a contemporary poet living in Lancashire in the United Kingdom where she manages a woodland and keeps a flock of geese.^[1]

To date she has published four collections of poetry:

• The Gift of Boats (Smith/Doorstop, 2010)
• Waiting for H5N1 (Templar Poetry, 2007)
• Teach yourself Mapmaking (Smith/Doorstop, 2006)
• Circumnavigation (Smith/Doorstop, 2002)

Routh's first collection Circumnavigation was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, her second Teach Yourself Mapmaking was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, and The Gift of Boats won the Cardiff International Poetry Competition.^[2]

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

References

1. ↑ "Jane Routh's biography at The Poetry Business". Retrieved 27 November 2012. 
2. ↑ "Cardiff International Poetry Competition, Jane Routh wins first prize". Retrieved 29 November 2012.