Sean O’Brien is a poet, critic, novelist and short-fiction writer. Born in London in 1952, he grew up in Hull and now lives in Newcastle. His poetry collections include The Indoor Park, The Frighteners (both Bloodaxe Books) and HMS Glasshouse and Ghost Train (both Oxford University Press). His collection, Downriver (2001), shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, was published...
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In 2023 the T. S. Eliot Prize celebrated its 30th anniversary. We marked the occasion by looking back at the collections which have won ‘the Prize poets most want to win’ (Sir Andrew Motion). Sean O’Brien won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2007 with The Drowned Book (Picador Poetry), a...
This article on the T. S. Eliot Prize was first published on the Poetry Book Society website in 2008. Congratulations to Sean O’Brien for winning the T. S. Eliot Prize 2007 for The Drowned Book (Picador Poetry). This other poets on the shortlist were: Ian Duhig – The Speed...
This article on the T. S. Eliot Prize was first published on the Poetry Book Society website in 2007. The T. S. Eliot Prize 2007 Shortlist has been announced. This year’s shortlisted poets are: Ian Duhig – The Speed of Dark (Picador Poetry) Alan Gillis – Hawks and Doves (Gallery...
This article on the T. S. Eliot Prize was first published on the Poetry Book Society website in 2007. Please note that although it was announced that U. A. Fanthorpe would chair the 2007 judges panel, Peter Porter would ultimately chair this year of the Prize. The Poetry Book...
