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 700 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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Abigail Parry
Abigail Parry is a UK poet whose first collection Jinx (Bloodaxe, 2018) was shortlisted for several awards. Her work has been broadcast on BBC radio and published in journals and anthologies. She spent several years working as a toymaker and completed a PhD on wordplay. A second collection I Think We’re Alone Now is published by Bloodaxe in 2023.
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Linda Pastan
Linda Pastan (1932 – 2023) was born to a Jewish family and raised in New York City. Her poetry is published in several collections, including most recently, Queen of a Rainy Country (2006) and Traveling Light (2011). Her work has gained several awards including a Pushcart Prize and a Dylan Thomas Award. From 1991-1995, she was Poet Laureate of Maryland.
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Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak (1890 – 1960) was far more than just the writer of Doctor Zhivago (1957). He rose to prominence in Russia with two poetry collections including Themes and Variations (1922) which established him as a leading figure in the literary landscape. He also translated Verlaine, Swinburne, Shelley and Shakespeare as well as the work of Georgian poets. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958.
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Alasdair Paterson
Alasdair Paterson is a Scottish poet who produced several collections in the 1980s and returned to poetry with the publication of on the governing of empires (Shearsman, 2010). Since then four further books or pamphlets have appeared. He now lives in Exeter where he presents the Uncut Poets readings and chairs the Exeter Poetry Festival.
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Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson
Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson (1864 – 1941) was an Australian bush poet, well-known for his poetry about Australian life in the outback, two of his most popular poems being ‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘The Man from Snowy River’. He wrote under the pseudonym The Banjo. He also wrote novels and short stories and was a journalist and war correspondent.
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Alice Pattullo
Alice Pattullo is an artist and illustrator based in London. Her distinctive and vivid style has proved highly popular and she has created illustrations for clients including the National Trust, the V&A Museum and Fortnum and Mason. Her work is inspired by British traditions and folklore and features domestic themes alongside more fantastical representations of creatures and characters.
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