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Dr Yvonne Reddick serves as Reader in English Literature and Creative Writing within the School of Psychology and Humanities at the University of Central Lancashire. An award-winning poet and scholar of environmental culture, her work bridges academic research and creative practice with significant contributions to ecopoetry and Anthropocene studies.
Her research interests focus on environmental literature, ecopoetics, and the intersection of nature writing with contemporary ecological crises. Reddick examines how poetry engages with climate change, resource conflicts, and planetary-scale transformations, particularly through studies of Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, and contemporary writers like Karen McCarthy Woolf. Her methodology combines literary analysis with creative practice, often exploring river journeys, mountain landscapes, and oil narratives as frameworks for understanding human-environment relations.
Reddick's recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward examining literary responses to the Anthropocene. Her work analyzes how poets navigate climate change discourse, environmental grief, and resource extraction narratives through innovative formal strategies. The recurring themes of seasonal disturbance, hydrological systems, and postcolonial environmental justice reveal a cohesive scholarly project centered on literature's role in ecological understanding.
- Poetry Society Award
- New Writing North Award
- Poetry School Award
- Northern Writers' Award
As an active researcher, Reddick has secured grants from major funding bodies including AHRC, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England, and British Academy. She contributes to scholarly discourse as a member of UKRI's Peer Review College and collaborates across disciplines, notably creating the documentary Searching for Snow Hares with wildlife filmmaker Aleksander Domanski. Her creative practice directly informs her academic work, establishing a distinctive approach to environmental scholarship through poetic experimentation.
