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C. X. Turner (born Colette Turner,1975, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, U.K.; also known as Luci; legal name Cox), English poet, editor, and visual artist. She holds a Master of Philosophy in medieval history from the University of Birmingham and is employed as a registered social work manager. Turner composes haiku, haibun, tanka, and related forms. Her debut solo collection Evergreen: Haiku, Senryu & Tanka (2024) was longlisted for a THF Touchstone Distinguished Books Award. Her other titles include the micro e-chapbook Anemones (2023), and, with James Welsh, a joint collection of short poems, Building Sandcastles. She won the Otoroshi Rengay Contest (with Kimberly Kuchar) in 2023, the Fleeting Words Tanka Contest in 2024, and a Tejasvat Award from haikuKATHA for a group of poems in November 2024. Her poetry has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and she has had one poem longlisted for a Touchstone Award (2023). She has served as coeditor of Wales Haiku Journal since December 2023. Turner resides in Atherstone, Warwickshire, U.K.
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