Selected Poems (Salt Modern Poets) - Hardcover

Pitt-Kethley, Fiona (1954-)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844714535 ISBN 13: 9781844714537

Publisher: Cambridge : Salt, 2008

Synopsis

Pitt-Kethley, Fiona. Selected Poems. First Edition. Cambridge, Salt Publishings, 2008. 14,5 x 22 cm. 126 pages. Original Hardcover in original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Association copy with the author's dedication on the endpaper to fellow poet Adam Wyeth. Includes for Sky Ray Lolly; Baby Doll; Pigeons; Thoughts After a Burglary; The Fox; The Mask etc.

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About the Author

Fiona Pitt-Kethley was born in 1954. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art where she obtained a BA hons. before going on to become a full-time writer. As a student she ushered at the Old Vic and National Theatre. While writing she sometimes worked as a film extra. She married the chess grandmaster and former Britrish chess champion, James Plaskett, in 1995. They have a son Alexander. In 2002 they moved to Spain. At first they lived in an ex-pat area until driven out by tyre-slashing English and Irish pensioners. They are now much happier living amongst the Spanish in Cartagena. Since moving to Spain Fiona acquired new hobbies. She practices Kyokushin karate and goes rock-hunting and hill-walking in the Sierra Minera, an area she is currently writing a book on. She also enjoys fishing for her dinner, listening to local Flamenco concerts and snorkels for several months of the year.

Review

She is a dedicated poet, getting better all the time.--A.N. Wilson

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge : Salt
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844714535
• ISBN 13: 9781844714537
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 126