Graham and Amy Lou in Houston, Texas

Bio

Graham Burchell was born in Canterbury and now lives in Rattery, Devon. He has lived in a host of places in between including seven locations overseas – Zambia, Saudi Arabia, Tenerife, Mexico, France (Paris), Chile and the United States (Houston, Texas). He has an M.A. in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. His collection 'Vermeer's Corner' was published by Foothills Publishing in the United States in 2008. His new collection, ‘The Chongololo Club’, focusing on his life in Zambia in 1980/81, was published by Pindrop Press in July 2012. He has won, been placed, commended or short-listed in many poetry competitions, including Chapter One Promotions, Poetry on the Lake, the Templar Prize, the Plough Prize and the Lorca in England international translation competition. He was Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year 2012, and he is a Hawthornden Fellow. His poetry has appeared in many print and online literary magazines in the U.K, U.S and other parts of the world. He frequently gives readings and runs poetry workshops in the West Country and beyond. http://www.gburchell.com.

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