Christopher James (poet)

Christopher James
Born1975 (age 49–50)
OccupationPoet
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of East Anglia (MA)

Christopher James (born 1975) is a British poet.

Life

Christopher James was educated at Newcastle and the University of East Anglia, where he graduated with an MA in Creative Writing. He now lives in Suffolk with his wife and young family. He works in London as head of corporate communications for the Scout Association. Prior to this he worked in advertising for both J&L Group and CPG Yorkshire selling advertising features to business-to-business magazines.

His work has appeared in The Rialto (poetry magazine), Smiths Knoll, The London Magazine,[1] Iota, The Frogmore Papers and Magma.[2][3]

Awards

James has previously won the Bridport,[4] and Ledbury poetry prizes, and the 2008 National Poetry Competition.[5]

Work

  • John Lennon on the Great Wall of China
  • The Invention of Butterfly, 2006, Ragged Raven Poetry, ISBN 978-0-9542397-9-4

References

  1. ^ "Thelondonmagazine.net".
  2. ^ "Magma 32 reviewed on the official website of Laura Hird". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  3. ^ "The Poetry Society (NPC winner 08 Christopher James)". Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  4. ^ "The BRIDPORT PRIZE - Short story and poetry competition". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  5. ^ Alison Flood (25 March 2009). "Christopher James wins the National Poetry Competition". The Guardian.