U. A. Fanthorpe

U. A. Fanthorpe

BornUrsula Askham Fanthorpe
(1929-07-22)22 July 1929
London, England
Died28 April 2009(2009-04-28) (aged 79)
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Pen nameU. A. Fanthorpe
OccupationPoet
CitizenshipBritish
EducationSt Anne's College, Oxford
Period1978 (1978)–2008 (2008)
GenrePoetry
Notable worksSide Effects
Collected Poems
From Me To You: Love Poems
Notable awardsFellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
PartnerR. V. "Rosie" Bailey (1965–2009; Fanthorpe's death)

Ursula Askham Fanthorpe CBE FRSL (22 July 1929 – 28 April 2009) was an English poet, who published as U. A. Fanthorpe. Her poetry comments mainly on social issues.