Ruth Padel

Ruth Padel

Ruth Sophia Padel FRSL FZS ( /pəˈdɛl/ pə-DEL) (born 8 May 1946) is a British poet, a non-fiction author known also for her poetry criticism, nature writing and connections with science, music and conservation (she is on the Board of the Zoological Society of London), and more recently a novelist. She broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and 4 on poetry, literature, music and wildlife and presents Poetry Workshop, a Radio 4 series in which she works with local poetry groups across the UK