Candlestick Press
Biographies
Here you can find out more about the huge range of poets we feature in our pamphlets and the artists whose work appears on our beautiful covers.
We’ve now published poems by almost 800 historical and contemporary poets. In our pages you’ll find old favourites alongside twenty-first century voices – everyone from WH Auden to Benjamin Zephaniah. Although our emphasis is on British poetry, you’ll also find Irish, American and Australian writers.
We hope these pages will encourage you to explore further the work of a poet you’ve enjoyed in one of our pamphlets.
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Carl Dennis
Carl Dennis is an American poet who has published numerous books of poetry from House of My Own (George Braziller, 1974) to Night School (Penguin, 2018). In 2001 he also published a book of criticism Poetry As Persuasion which focuses on the relationship between writer and reader. He has received many awards for his work including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Pulitzer Prize.
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CJ Dennis
CJ Dennis (1876 – 1938) was an Australian poet, best known for his humorous poems. He had various jobs, including solicitor’s clerk and hotel barman. The poetic work that brought him to public attention was The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke – a love story written in slang, published in 1915. He also wrote The Singing Garden (1935) which is in a more serious vein.
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Olga Dermott-Bond
Olga Dermott-Bond is originally from Northern Ireland and read English at the University of St. Andrews. She has been Warwick Poet Laureate and her poem ‘Bwbachod’s Lament’ was a runner-up in the BBC Proms Poetry Competition 2018.
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Imtiaz Dharker
Imtiaz Dharker was born in Pakistan and raised in Glasgow. She works as a documentary film-maker in India and is also an artist. She is the author of six collections of poetry, including most recently Over the Moon (2014).
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Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was born in 1952 and is one of the major poets writing in the Irish language today. Her famous poem ‘The Language Issue’ explains her decision not to write in English. Irish themes, including language, are central to her poetry which encompasses everything from ancient myths to the details of contemporary life. She was Ireland Professor of Poetry (2001 – 2004) and the first Professor of Irish (language) Poetry.
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Michelle Diaz
Michelle Diaz worked in South London as a teacher for many years. She now lives in Glastonbury. Her work has been widely published both online and in print journals. Her debut pamphlet The Dancing Boy was published by Against the Grain Poetry Press in 2019. She is currently working on her first full collection.
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