Myra Schneider

Who is Myra Schneider?

Myra Schneider is a British poet. She grew up in Scotland, London, and Sussex and read English at London University. She has worked for an educational publisher and as a teacher in a comprehensive school and a tutor to people with literacy problems, as well as working for many years with severely disabled adults. She lives in London with her husband, a retired computer consultant, and they have one son.

After writing mainly fiction for some years, Myra Schneider had her first collection of poetry published in 1984. In addition to many poems published in magazines, newspapers and anthologies, 11 other poetry publications have appeared since then: Cat Therapy, Cathedral of Birds and Crossing Point, all from Littlewood Arc; Opening the Ice with Ann Dancy; Exits, The Panic Bird, Insisting on Yellow, Multiplying the Moon and Circling the Core, all from Enitharmon; and Becoming and What Women Wantfrom Second Light Publications. A large number of poems have been published by Les Murray in the Australian cultural magazine Quadrant. The poem “Goulash” from Circling the Core was shortlisted for a Forward prize for best single poem, and three poem sequences won first prizes in Scintilla long poem competitions. Her work has also been broadcast.