Connie Bensley

Connie Bensley
Born1929 (age 96–97)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationsPoet and playwright

Connie Bensley (born 1929) is a British poet and playwright.

Life and career

Bensley was born in south-west London in 1929.[1] Her poetry was first published in literary journals in the late 1970s, and her first collection, Progress Report, was published in 1981.[1] Her poetry has been included in anthologies such as the Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Women's Poetry (1987) edited by Fleur Adcock. She has also written several radio and television plays.[1] The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English describes her writing as characterised by "an incisive clarity and appealing wit".[1]

Selected works

  • Progress Report (Peterloo Poets, 1981)[1]
  • Moving In (Peterloo Poets, 1984)[1]
  • Central Reservations: New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 1990)[1]
  • Choosing to Be a Swan (Bloodaxe Books, 1994)[1]
  • The Back & the Front of It (Bloodaxe Books, 2000)[2]
  • Private Pleasures (Bloodaxe Books, 2007)[2]
  • Finding a Leg to Stand On: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2012)[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Stringer, Jenny, ed. (1996). "Bensley, Connie". The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191727573. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Connie Bensley". Bloodaxe Books. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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