Ua fanthorpe dies aged 79


Awarded the Queen’s gold medal for poetry, only the fifth woman in 70 years to win it.The death was announced todayof UA Fanthorpe, the sharp, witty poet equally admired by critics and the public. She was 79.Many felt that in 1999 she should have become the first woman poet laureate, but she was beaten to the position by Andrew Motion, who retires this month and whose successor will be announced tomorrow

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Ua fanthorpe dies aged 79

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