The T. S. Eliot Prize, which former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has described as “the Prize most poets want to win”, is an annual prize for the best new poetry collection published in the UK or Ireland.
2017 T. S. Eliot Prize judges announced
The T. S. Eliot Prize has announced the judges for the 2017 Prize for the best new poetry collection published in the year. W. N. Herbert will be Chair of the judging panel, alongside poets…
T. S. Eliot Prize 2016 Winner Announced
Disturbing tale of lost innocence wins world’s most prestigious poetry prize The T. S. Eliot Foundation is delighted to announce that this year’s winner of the 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize is Jacob Polley for…
The T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings
All ten poets shortlisted for the 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize have accepted the invitation to read at the T. S. Eliot Prize Readings. For a fabulous evening of poetry join us at 7pm on…
John Field Reviews the 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist
1 Rachael Boast – Void Studies For the 2016 Prize, we’ve asked poetry blogger John Field to review the shortlisted titles again. John concludes that ‘Reading Boast’s Void Studies is a sensual, sensory joy. Like…
Stunning 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist announced
Exciting newcomers and established poets deliver thrilling shortlist for 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize The T. S. Eliot Prize is delighted to announce the 2016 shortlist. Judges Ruth Padel (Chair), Julia Copus and Alan Gillis…