Ruth Padel

Standard Name: Padel, Ruth
Birth Name: Ruth Sofia Padel
Married Name: Ruth Burnyeat
RP is a contemporary writer who came late to publishing poetry, after a career as a classical scholar who wrote on Greek literature and feminist theory. She is also a career journalist and reviewer, and has published successful poetry anthologies of popularizing or educative intent, as well as introductions to works by others and an unusual travel memoir.
Slightly blurry, half-length photograph of Ruth Padel in Crete, smiling with her arms crossed, wearing a dark jacket. a bright blue scarf, and gold earrings. Her hair is shoulder-length, curly, and rather wild. In front is a colourful length of woven fabric.

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Theme or Topic Treated in Text Carol Rumens
She discusses the poetry of Philip Larkin , Derek Mahon , and a range of women poets (including Adrienne Rich , Marilyn Hacker , and Ruth Padel ), especially their forms, music, and metres.

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