The T. S. Eliot Prize 2018 Shortlist Readings – a highlight of the literary year

Held in the fabulous surroundings of the Royal Festival Hall, London, and hosted by the inimitable Ian McMillan, the T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings are a highlight of the literary year.

The 2018 Readings, held on 13 January 2019, will showcase the collections shortlisted by judges Sinéad Morrissey (Chair), Daljit Nagra and Clare Pollard. All ten poets have accepted the invitation to read, so the audience can look forward to an evening of thrilling and diverse poetry from Ailbhe Darcy, Terrance Hayes, Zaffar Kunial, Nick Laird, Fiona Moore, Sean O’Brien, Phoebe Power, Richard Scott, Tracy K. Smith and Hannah Sullivan. The 2018 Shortlist is the first to include as many as five debut collections in what has been described by the Guardian as an ‘intensely political’ list.

An exciting evening of poetry presents the opportunity to hear some of the best contemporary poets in the English-speaking world reading from their own work. The announcement of the winner of the most valuable prize in British poetry will be made at the Award Ceremony held the following evening.

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