Faber New Poets 16

Funded by Arts Council England Faber New Poets aims to identify and support emerging talents at an early stage in their careers. Through a programme of mentorship bursary and pamphlet publication the scheme offers four poets a year the time guidance and encouragement they require to help in the development of their work in the longer term.<br><br>Rachel Curzon was born in Leeds in 1978. She studied English at Oxford and now teaches in a Hampshire school. In 2007 she received an Eric Gregory award. Her poems have appeared in <i>The Rialto</i> <i>Poetry London </i>and <i>The Bridport Anthology</i>.