Fiona Pitt-Kethley (born 21 November 1954)[1] is a British poet, novelist, travel writer and journalist, who is the author of more than 20 books of both poetry and prose.[2] She lived for many years in Hastings, East Sussex, and moved to Spain in 2002 with her husband James Plaskett and their son, Alexander.[3]
Her collection of poetry Sky Ray Lolly was published in 1986. She has been described as a poet in "the new tradition of British sexiness in verse that Ewart helped to inaugurate".[4]
Pitt-Kethley has also worked as a freelance journalist and has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The Big Issue and others.
Bibliography
editPoetry collections
edit- Sky Ray Lolly (1986)
- Private Parts (1987)
- The Perfect Man (1989)
- Dogs (1993) (Includes two pieces of journalism)
- Double Act (1996)
- Memo From a Muse (1997)
- Selected Poems (2008)
Novels
edit- The Misfortunes of Nigel (1991)
- Baker's Dozen (2000)
Travel writing
edit- Journeys to the Underworld (1988)
- The Pan Principle (1994)
- Red Light Districts of the World (2000)
Collected journalism
edit- Too Hot to Handle (1992)
Autobiography
edit- The Autobiography of Fiona Pitt-Kethley: My Schooling (2000)
Anthologies as editor
edit- Literary Companion to Sex: an Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1994)
- Literary Companion to Low Life (1995)
References
edit- ^ "Pitt-Kethley, (Helen) Fiona", Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Fiona Pitt-Kethley" at London Review of Books.
- ^ "Fiona Pitt-Kethley papers". Penn State University Libraries. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Delchamps, Stephen (2002). Civil humor : the poetry of Gavin Ewart. Madison NJ London Cranbury, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Associated University Presses. p. 262. ISBN 9780838639337.