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William Sieghart
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William Sieghart is a British entrepreneur, publisher and philanthropist who founded the Forward Prizes for Poetry and compiles poetry anthologies.
Biography
William Sieghart, born in 1960, is a British entrepreneur, publisher and philanthropist. In 1986, he founded Forward Publishing with Neil Mendoza. The independent contract publisher produced magazines, children’s books and poetry books. Sieghart also founded the Forward Prizes for Poetry. His books include The Poetry Pharmacy, The Poetry Pharmacy Returns, other poetry anthologies and the golf book The Swing Factory.
Sieghart served on Arts Council England from 2000 to 2006 and chaired its Lottery Panel. He chaired Somerset House Trust from 2015 to 2021. He also founded Big Arts Week and Street Smart, an initiative through which restaurant diners give a percentage of their bill to support homeless people. He presented a weekly Bloomberg television programme for three years.
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Books by William Sieghart
The Poetry Remedy
The Poetry Remedy collects poems selected to address emotional needs and everyday difficulties, accompanied by words of advice. Its selections cover experiences such as loneliness, heartbreak, news overload and lack of courage, as well as the search for hope, comfort and inspiration.