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Elizabeth Bartlett (British poet)

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British poet
Elizabeth Bartlett
Born1924
Died2008
NationalityBritish
OccupationPoet
SpouseDenis Perkins

Elizabeth Bartlett (1924–2008) was a British poet.

Life

She grew up in Deal, Kent. She won a grammar school scholarship. At nineteen, she married Denis Perkins. She was stepmother to his two sons, Benedick and Adrian, and they had a son, Alex. She lived in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, for 60 years.

She worked for 16 years in the health service.

Awards

References

  1. Deryn Rees-Jones (4 August 2008). "Elizabeth Bartlett: Poet of the lonely and vulnerable". The Independent.
  2. http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=101
  3. Carol Rumens (29 July 2008). "Elizabeth Bartlett: Compassionate and innovative poet of the fractured self". The Guardian.

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