As per our current Database, Ursula Askham Fanthorpe has been died on Apr 28, 2009 (age 79).
When Ursula Askham Fanthorpe die, Ursula Askham Fanthorpe was 79 years old.
Popular As | Ursula Askham Fanthorpe |
Occupation | Poet |
Age | 79 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Born | July 22, 1929 (England) |
Birthday | July 22 |
Town/City | England |
Nationality | England |
Ursula Askham Fanthorpe’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Ursula Askham Fanthorpe was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
British poet whose best-known works include Side Effects and From Me To You: Love Poems. Shortly after publishing a collection entitled Queueing for the Sun, she received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
She studied at St. Anne's College, Oxford. She published her debut work, Side Effects, in 1978.
She published under the name of U.A. Fanthorpe.
Her life partner was Professor R.V. "Rosie" Bailey. The two co-wrote a 2007 work entitled From Me To You: Love Poems.
She and American poet Adrienne Rich were literary contemporaries.