Awards

Poetry Book Society Special Commendation Spring 1998
Whitbread Poetry Prize Long-list, 1998
Grant from the Society of Authors, 1996-7
Grant from The Royal Literary Fund, 1999
Grant from The Royal Literary Fund, 2000
Hawthornden Fellowship, April-May, 2002
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2003
Poetry Business Book and Pamphlet Competition Winner 2003
Arts Council England Writer's Award 2003
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Summer 2006
TS Eliot Prize Shortlist 2006
Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice Winter 2010