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British poet and translator
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Judith Wilkinson
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Poet, translator
Websitewww.judithwilkinson.net

Judith Wilkinson is a British poet and translator, living in Groningen, the Netherlands. She is known for her translations of Dutch and Flemish poetry into English. She has translated the works of Toon Tellegen, Miriam Van hee, Menno Wigman and Hagar Peeters.

Awards and honours

  • 2007: Runner-up David Reid Poetry Translation Prize
  • 2007: Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Instead of Silence by Miriam Van hee.
  • 2008: First prize David Reid Poetry Translation Prize.
  • 2009: Runner-up David Reid Poetry Translation Prize.
  • 2011: Popescu Prize for European Poetry in Translation for Raptors by Toon Tellegen.
  • 2013: Brockway Prize.
  • 2019: Pushcart Prize, nominated by The Manhattan Review
  • 2021: Menno Wigman, The World by Evening, longlisted for the Vondel Prize

Poetry collections

  • Judith Wilkinson, Tightrope Dancer, Shoestring Press 2010
  • Judith Wilkinson, Canyon Journey, with artwork by Ditty Doornbos, Shoestring Press 2016
  • Judith Wilkinson, In Desert, Shoestring Press 2021

Translated titles

  • Miriam Van hee, Instead of Silence, Shoestring Press 2007
  • Toon Tellegen, About Love and About Nothing Else, Shoestring Press 2008
  • Toon Tellegen, Raptors, Carcanet Press 2011
  • Toon Tellegen, A Man and an Angel, Shoestring Press 2013
  • Hagar Peeters, City of Sandcastles, Shoestring Press 2018
  • Toon Tellegen, Under a Giant Sky, Selected Poems, Shoestring Press 2019
  • Maya Wuytack, Nothing Chronic (Except Love), WA Poets Inc 2019
  • Menno Wigman, The World by Evening, Shearsman Press, 2020
  • Hanny Michaelis, In an Unguarded Moment, Selected Poems, Shoestring Press 2022
  • Toon Tellegen, A Slippery Slope, Shoestring Press 2023

Poetry performed

The Kosh, Just Below the Surface, poetry by Judith Wilkinson, 1995.

References

  1. "Judith Wilkinson". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
    - "Judith Wilkinson wins The 2011 Corneliu M Popescu Prize for Poetry Translation". The Romanian Cultural Centre London. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. "David Reid Poetry Translation Prize :: De tuinman en de dood". Subtext Translations. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. "Instead of Silence". Shoestring Press. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "David Reid Poetry Translation Prize :: De Dapperstraat". Subtext Translations. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. "David Reid Poetry Translation Prize :: De moeder de vrouw". Subtext Translations. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. Crown, Sarah (5 September 2011). "Popescu prize shortlist announced". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. "Brockway Prize for Judith Wilkinson" (Press release). Nederlands Letterenfonds. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. "Performance". The Kosh. Retrieved 8 July 2023.


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