A K Blakemore Author

A. K. Blakemore is the author of two full-length collections of poetry: 'Humbert Summer' (Eyewear, 2015) and 'Fondue' (Offord Road Books, 2018), which was awarded the 2019 Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection. She has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo (My Tenantless Body, Poetry Translation Centre, 2019). Twice named a Foyles Young Poet of the Year, her poetry and prose writing has been widely published and anthologised, appearing in the The London Review of Books, Poetry, Poetry Review and The White Review, among others. She is currently working on her debut novel, 'The Manningtree Witches' which will be published in spring 2021 by Granta.