Fiona Pitt-Kethley Explained

Fiona Pitt-Kethley (born 21 November 1954)^[1] is a British poet, novelist, travel writer and journalist, who is the author of more than 20 books of both poetry and prose.^[2] She lived for many years in Hastings, East Sussex, and moved to Spain in 2002 with her husband James Plaskett and their son, Alexander.^[3]

Her collection of poetry Sky Ray Lolly was published in 1986. She has been described as a poet in "the new tradition of British sexiness in verse that Ewart helped to inaugurate".^[4]

Pitt-Kethley has also worked as a freelance journalist and has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The Big Issue and others.

Bibliography

Poetry collections

• Sky Ray Lolly (1986)
• Private Parts (1987)
• The Perfect Man (1989)
• Dogs (1993) (Includes two pieces of journalism)
• Double Act (1996)
• Memo From a Muse (1997)
• Selected Poems (2008)

Novels

• The Misfortunes of Nigel (1991)
• Baker's Dozen (2000)

Travel writing

• Journeys to the Underworld (1988)
• The Pan Principle (1994)
• Red Light Districts of the World (2000)

Collected journalism

• Too Hot to Handle (1992)

Autobiography

• The Autobiography of Fiona Pitt-Kethley: My Schooling (2000)

Anthologies as editor

• Literary Companion to Sex: an Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1994)
• Literary Companion to Low Life (1995)

Notes and References

1. https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/pitt-kethley-helen-fiona-0 "Pitt-Kethley, (Helen) Fiona"
2. https://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/fiona-pitt-kethley "Fiona Pitt-Kethley"
3. Web site: Fiona Pitt-Kethley papers. Penn State University Libraries. 1 March 2022. 1 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301161845/https://www.libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/2457.htm. dead.
4. Book: Delchamps, Stephen . Civil humor : the poetry of Gavin Ewart . Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Associated University Presses . Madison NJ London Cranbury, NJ . 2002 . 9780838639337 . 262.