Janet Sutherland

Janet Sutherland (born 10 June 1957) is a British poet. She has five full-length collections of poetry, published by Shearsman Books. She is a full time working poet and editor. She is a co-founder of the Needlewriters cooperative which organises quarterly poetry events in Lewes, East Sussex. Her poems are widely anthologised and are published in national and international magazines. Early life and education She was raised on a small tenanted dairy farm in Salisbury, Wiltshire where her family milked fifty cows. She went to South Wilts Grammar School for Girls and the University of Cardiff where she graduated with a BA in English Literature, and subsequently to the University of Essex where she graduated with an MA in American Poetry. After university she worked as an adult education woodwork tutor, as a local government officer and for local and national charities before working full time as a poet. Career Poetry Her early work (in the 1980s) appeared in magazines including Reality Studios, The Rialto and City Limits. Some recordings of her work from a live performance, from this period, are in the British Library sound collection. She was a poetry reviewer for City Limits in London, and other magazines in the 1980s.