Pascale Petit
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Pascale Petit was born in Paris and lives in Cornwall, England. She has published nine poetry collections, four of which were shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize. Her ninth, Beast (Bloodaxe, 2025), was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Her eighth, Tiger Girl (Bloodaxe, 2020), was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, and for Wales Book of the Year. Her seventh, Mama Amazonica (Bloodaxe, 2017), won the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the inaugural Laurel Prize for eco-poetry and was the Poetry Book Society Choice. Her debut novel, My Hummingbird Father, was published by Salt in 2024.