Jane Routh Explained

Jane Routh is a contemporary poet living in Lancashire in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Published works

To date she has published five collections of poetry:

• Listening to the Night (Smith/Doorstop, 2018)
• The Gift of Boats (Smith/Doorstop, 2010)
• Waiting for H5N1 (Templar Poetry, 2007)
• Teach Yourself Mapmaking (Smith/Doorstop, 2006)
• Circumnavigation (Smith/Doorstop, 2002)

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

Awards

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

References

1. Web site: Jane Routh's biography at The Poetry Business. 27 November 2012.
2. Web site: Cardiff International Poetry Competition, Jane Routh wins first prize. 29 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426134003/http://www.literaturewales.org/cipc/i/134391. 26 April 2012. dead.