Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how they sound to the ear.
Helen Dunmore Quotes
Writing children's books gives a writer a very strong sense of narrative drive.
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| Birth: | 12th December, 1952 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist, Poet, Writer |
About
Helen Dunmore was born in Yorkshire, England. She is a British poet, novelist and children's writer. She educated at the University of York. She has written several novels include: Zennor in Darkness(won McKitterick Prize), A Spell of Winter(won Orange Prize), The Siege, Mourning Ruby, The Lie, Ingo, The Tide Knot, The Crossing of Ingo, The Deep, Your blue-eyed boy, and Counting the Stars. She has written Short story collections include: Love of Fat Men, Ice Cream, and Rose. She has written Poetry collections include: The Apple Fall, The Sea Skater, The Raw Garden, Recovering a Body, Secrets, Bestiary, Out of the Blue, Glad of these times, and The Malarkey. She has written Children's books include: Going to Egypt, In the Money, Amina's Blanket, Clyde's Leopard, The Ugly Duckling, Tara's Tree House, and The Ferry Birds.
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