Fire Stations

Jackson A. B.

One of ten poets chosen for "Anvil New Poets "3 (2001), A.B. Jackson was singled out by John Greening in Poetry Review for his "demanding and ambitious work: direct, sharp in manner, with an intellectual edge, a valedictory quality". "Fire Stations" is his first collection.

About the Author

A. B. (Andrew Buchanan) Jackson was born in Glasgow in 1965. He grew up in Bramhall, Cheshire, later receiving his secondary education in Cupar, Fife. He studied English Literature at Edinburgh University and now works in Glasgow. His first collection "Fire Stations" received the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, 2003.

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Awards won by A. B. Jackson
Winner, 2003 Felix Dennis Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection (Fire Stations)

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