Stephen Sexton

Stephen Sexton (born 1988) is a Northern Irish Poet who lives in Belfast. In 2017 Sexton won the National Poetry Competition with his poem 'The Curfew'.[1] Sexton received an Eric Gregory Award in 2018.[2] In 2019 his poetry collection with Penguin Books If All the World and Love Were Young was nominated for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

Sexton is a lecturer in Creative Writing and Poetry at Queen's University Belfast.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The winner of the National Poetry Competition is… – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk.
  2. ^ The Society of Authors (8 May 2020). "Eric Gregory Awards".
  3. ^ "Stephen Sexton". Queen's University Belfast.


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