The T. S. Eliot Prize, which former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion has described as “the Prize poets most want to win”, is an annual prize for the best new poetry collection published in the UK or Ireland.
HUMOUR, INTIMACY, JOY AND ENERGY IN ‘WONDERFULLY DIVERSE’ ELIOT PRIZE 2024 SHORTLIST
We are thrilled to announce the T. S. Eliot Prize 2024 Shortlist, chosen by judges Mimi Khalvati (Chair), Anthony Joseph and Hannah Sullivan from 187 poetry collections submitted by British and Irish publishers. The eclectic…
MORE ‘INVENTIVENESS AND ATTENTION TO POETIC DETAIL’ FROM THE YOUNG CRITICS
The T.S. Eliot Prize and The Poetry Society are excited to share the rest of the video reviews created as part of the Young Critics Scheme. ‘Their inventiveness and attention to poetic detail is always…
‘DAZZLING CRITIQUES AND VISUALS’ – YOUNG CRITICS REVIEW THE T. S. ELIOT PRIZE 2024 SHORTLIST
The T.S. Eliot Prize and The Poetry Society are delighted to publish the first five of ten video reviews created by participants in this year’s Young Critics Scheme. ‘The videos combine both dazzling critiques and…
SHORTLISTED POET IN FOCUS: KAREN McCARTHY WOOLF
McCarthy Woolf has […] breathed new life into this well-worn trope (Mannequin, Toy Story… erm Chucky), adding poignancy to the book’s “stranger than fiction” tale of a heiress who preferred dolls to people.’ – Yvonne…
SHORTLISTED POET IN FOCUS: KATRINA PORTEOUS
Katrina Porteous, shortlisted with her collection Rhizodont (Bloodaxe Books, 2024), is the featured poet in this week’s Eliot Prize e-newsletter. The newsletter tells you about the wide range of content we have just published to…