Jo Shapcott

Jo Shapcott

at Lannan Poetry Series 2014
at Lannan Poetry Series 2014
Born (1953-03-24) 24 March 1953 (age 71)
London, United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Alma materSt Hilda's College, Oxford
Harvard University
GenrePoetry
Notable worksOf Mutability (2010)
Notable awardsNational Poetry Competition
Commonwealth Poetry Prize
Costa Book of the Year Award
Forward Prize–Collection
Cholmondeley Award.

Jo Shapcott FRSL[1] (born 24 March 1953, London) is an English poet, editor and lecturer who has won the National Poetry Competition, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Costa Book of the Year Award, a Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Cholmondeley Award.