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Greta Stoddart (born 1966) is an English poet. She is best known for her poetry collections, At Home in the Dark , Salvation Jane and Alive Alive O.

Greta Stoddart
Born	1966 Henley-on-Thames, England
Occupation	Poet
Notable awards	Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
Years active	2001–present

Life and career

Stoddart was born in 1966 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. She spent her childhood in Oxford and Belgium.[1] She studied acting in Paris and worked as a performer before becoming a full-time poet. Having taught at Goldsmiths, University of London and Bath Spa University, she now teaches for Poetry School UK.[2]

Stoddart's first collection of poetry, At Home in the Dark, was published in 2001[3] and won the 2002 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.[4]

Her second collection, Salvation Jane, was published in 2009[5] and shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Book Award.[6]

Her third collection, Alive Alive O, was published in 2015 and was shortlisted for the 2016 Roehampton Poetry Prize.[7]

Her radio poem, Who’s there?, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4[8] and was shortlisted for the 2017 Ted Hughes Award.[9]

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