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Poet in residence appointed for Rydal Mount
Kieron Winn
The first person to be appointed poet in residence at Rydal Mount will take up his place next month.
Kieron Winn will spend a week at the home of William Wordsworth, writing and meeting visitors to the house.
Kieron’s first collection of poems, The Mortal Man, was published in 2015.
He has twice won the University of Oxford’s most valuable literary award, the English Poem on a Sacred Subject Prize.
Kieron studied English at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was awarded a doctorate for a thesis on Herbert Read and TS Eliot.
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The Mortal Man, located in Troutbeck, Windermere, is owned and operated by Garry and Katie Barkes. Together they have run the establishment for 12 ‘wonderful’ years and aim to keep the business growing after lockdown. Katie said: “When we took over, the pub was in disrepute, so we really wanted to turn it round and give the public the place they deserve. PUB: The Mortal Man located in Troutbeck, Windermere “We’ve been here for 12 wonderful years and we’ve brought up our two girls here as well. “It’s been smashing. We feel very lucky to have such an amazing view down the valley all to ourselves, and we love sharing it with visitors.
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