In 2006 , he was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University , and was previously Professor of Poetry at Sheffield Hallam University .
This was the first time a poet had been awarded the Forward and the Eliot prizes in the same year .
In 2006 , poet was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University , and was previously Professor of Poetry at Sheffield Hallam University .
This was the first time a poet had been awarded the Forward and the Eliot prizes in the same year .