Chrissie Gittins was born in Lancashire and lives in Forest Hill in South London. Her poems have been widely published and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her first adult poetry collection, Armature, appeared from Arc to critical acclaim: ‘one of the more striking debuts of 2003’. Chrissie’s children’s poems have been animated for Cbeebies and two won Belmont Poetry Prizes in 2002. Her plays for BBCR4 include Starved for Love (starring Patricia Routledge), Life Assurance (starring Sorcha Cusack) and Dinner in the Iguanodon. For more information see www.chrissiegittins.co.uk
Chrissie Gittins
I really enjoyed the night, the poetry was so wide ranging - a lovely gathering of local talent.
