Sampson, Fiona (1963 October 7-)
Dates
- Existence: 1963 October 7-
Biographical note
English poet Fiona Sampson was born in 1963 in London, England, and raised in the West Country. She studied violin at the Royal Academy of Music and language at Oxford University, and earned a PhD in the philosophy of language from Radboud University Nijmegen. She has taught poetry at the University of Roehampton and Harris Manchester College, Oxford. Sampson began publishing poetry in 1996, and has published five collections. She has also translated the work of other poets into English, particularly Jaan Kaplinski and Amir Or. She served as editor of Poetry Review from 2005 to 2012, and has been a member of the Royal Society of Literature, the English Association, and the Wordsworth Trust. She received an MBE for services to literature in 2017. She lives in Herefordshire with her husband and "a small menagerie" of sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, dogs, cats, and wild carp.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Name and Nature, correspondence, 2011-2014
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Sampson, Fiona, 2005-2023
Correspondence and collected materials from and about Deane's friends, colleagues, and associated organizations. Includes many drafts of literary work sent to Deane for comment, both in his personal capacity and as editor of Dedalus Press.
Collection is open for research.
Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.
Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.