Karen McCarthy Woolf
Karen McCarthy Woolf (born 1960s)[1] is a poet of English and Jamaican parentage.[2]
Background[]
Karen McCarthy Woolf was born in London to English and Jamaican parents.[1]
The poem "Outside" from her Seasonal Disturbances was chosen by Carol Rumens as "Poem of the Week" in The Guardian in December 2017.[3]
In 2019 McCarthy Woolf was appointed Poet in Residence at University of California, Los Angeles.[4]
She won second place in the 2020 Laurel Prize for her collection Seasonal Disturbances.[5]
In 2021 she was one of the judges of the 2020 National Poetry Competition.[6][7]
McCarthy Woolf was mentored on The Complete Works poets of colour mentoring scheme initiated by Bernardine Evaristo to redress representational invisibility. The scheme (2007–2017), funded by Arts Council England, was directed by Dr , during which time thirty poets were mentored.[8]
Selected publications[]
Authored[]
- The Worshipful Company of Pomegranate Slicers (2006, Spread The Word, ISBN 9780954008321)
- An Aviary of Small Birds (2014, Carcanet Press, ISBN 9781906188146)
- Seasonal Disturbances (2017, Carcanet, ISBN 9781784103361)
Edited[]
- Bittersweet: Contemporary Black Women's Poetry (1998, The Women's Press, ISBN 0704346079)
- Ten: The New Wave (2014, Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 9781780371108)
- Ten: Poets of the New Generation (2017, Bloodaxe, ISBN 9781780373829)
- Unwritten : Caribbean Poems after the First World War (2018, Nine Arches Press, ISBN 9781911027294)
References[]
- ^ a b "Margaret Busby Presents: New Daughters of Africa | Part of Get Up Stand Up Now". Somerset House. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Karen McCarthy Woolf". Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Rumens, Carol (25 December 2017). "Poem of the week: Outside by Karen McCarthy Woolf". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Young, Nina (29 October 2019). "UCLA's newest poet-in-residence to explore intersection of storytelling and law". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Second Place". Laurel Prize for Poetry in Association with Poetry School. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "National Poetry Competition". poetrysociety.org.uk. The Poetry Society. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021.
- ^ "'Read forensically': A National Poetry Competition interview with Karen McCarthy Woolf". poetrysociety.org.uk. The Poetry Society. 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "TCW 1". The Complete Works Poetry. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- "Karen McCarthy Woolf In conversation with Forward Arts Foundation"
- Interview with Karen McCarthy Woolf by The Poetry Extension
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