Camille Ralphs
Camille Ralphs | |
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| Born | Camille Llawella Ralphs 1992 Stoke-on-Trent, England |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Camille Llawella Ralphs (born 1992) is an English poet, critic and editor.[1] Her debut poetry collection After You Were, I Am was published by Faber & Faber in 2024[2] to critical acclaim.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
[edit]Ralphs was born in Stoke-on-Trent. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature with Creative Writing from Lancaster.[6] She went on to pursue further studies in Theology[7] at Darwin College, Cambridge, before completing an MSt at Keble College, Oxford.[8][9] During her time at the latter, she was president of the Oxford University Poetry Society.[10]
Career
[edit]Ralphs' first collection of poems After You Were, I Am was a book of the year in The Telegraph[11][12] and The Guardian,[13] and was widely reviewed elsewhere. In the London Review of Books, Ange Mlinko wrote that "Ralphs's talent for subsuming her ego in her subjects may have something to do with her Catholic upbringing, her theological studies or pure instinct. Whichever it is, it gives her a gravitas few think to look for anymore."[14] The US edition of After You Were, I Am will be published by McSweeney's in September 2025.[15]
Ralphs' poems have appeared in magazines and periodicals including ArtReview,[16] The New York Review of Books,[17] and The Poetry Review,[18] and she has written essays and reviews for venues including the Los Angeles Review of Books,[19] Poetry,[20] and Poetry London.[21]
Since 2020 Ralphs has been poetry editor at The Times Literary Supplement.[22] She is the first woman to hold this role.[23]
Works
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Malkin: An ellegy in 14 spels (The Emma Press, 2015) ISBN 978-1-910139-30-1
- uplifts & chains (If A Leaf Falls Press, 2020)[24]
- Daydream College for Bards (Guillemot Press, 2023) ISBN 978-1-913749-43-9
- After You Were, I Am (UK: Faber & Faber, 2024; US: McSweeney's, 2025) ISBN 978-0571384853; ISBN 978-1963270297
References
[edit]- ^ Watkiss, Arabella (2023-03-10). "Faber acquires debut poetry collection by Camille Ralphs". Faber. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Faber acquires Ralphs' 'ambitious' debut poetry collection". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Kennard, Luke; Cassels, Imogen; Ryan, Declan; Saunders, Tristram Fane; Thynne, Lucy; Clegg, John; McCrae, Shane; Simpson, Kate (2024-03-01). "The best poetry books of 2024 so far". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "A contemporary approach to metaphysical poetry". TLS. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Tsai, Jennifer Lee (2024-03-01). "The best recent poetry – review roundup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Creative Writing at Lancaster". Lancaster University. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Loft, Zadie (2024-09-26). "Interview | Between Anger and Prayer: Camille Ralphs in Conversation". The London Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "At Graduate Level" (PDF). The Record 2015/16. p. 15. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Camille Ralphs". Inpress Books. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ ""Take thought wherever you find it": In conversation with Camille Ralphs". Young Poets Network. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Desk, Telegraph Culture (2024-11-17). "The 50 best books of 2024 – ranked". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane (2024-11-14). "The best poetry books of 2024 – including a tragic young genius". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Dastidar, Rishi (2024-12-03). "The best poetry books of 2024". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Mlinko, Ange (2024-09-26). "On Camille Ralphs". London Review of Books. Vol. 46, no. 18. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "After You Were, I Am". The McSweeney’s Store. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "'The Romance of the Risen': A Poem by Camille Ralphs". artreview.com. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Camille Ralphs". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Vol 111, No 2, Summer 2021 – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Camille Ralphs". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Camille Ralphs". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Columns". Poetry London. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Camille Ralphs Archives". TLS. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Master's in Creative Writing". Master's in Creative Writing. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Season Four". If a Leaf Falls Press. Retrieved 2025-07-27.