T. S. Eliot Prize News

SHORTLISTED POET IN FOCUS: HELEN FARISH

Helen Farish photo © Phyllis Christopher

Helen Farish, shortlisted with her collection The Penny Dropping (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 help you get to know Farish and her collection. This includes specially produced videos of Farish reading from The Penny Dropping, and talking about both the composition of the poems and the themes they explore.

Download the Reader’s Notes on The Penny Dropping, which include a selection of poems from the collection, plus reviews, reading suggestions, and a writing prompt or two for those inspired to respond creatively. The aim of the Readers’ Notes is to inspire deeper readings of the book, individually or shared with friends, book groups or writing workshops.

We have also published a searching review, specially commissioned from John Field.

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SHORTLISTED POET IN FOCUS: HANNAH COPLEY

Portrait photo by Nick Dennis of the poet Hannah Copley, closely cropped around her face. Hannah has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Photo © Nick Dennis

Hannah Copley, shortlisted with her collection Lapwing (Pavilion Poetry / Liverpool University Press, 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 help you get to know Copley and her collection.

This includes specially produced videos of Copley reading from Lapwing, and talking about both the composition of the poems and the themes they explore.

Download our Reader’s Notes on Lapwing, with a selection of poems from the collection, plus reviews, reading suggestions, and a writing prompt or two for those inspired to respond creatively. The aim of the Readers’ Notes is to inspire deeper readings of the book, individually or shared with friends, book groups or writing workshops.

We have also published an insightful review, specially commissioned from John Field.

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SHORTLISTED POET IN FOCUS: RAYMOND ANTROBUS

A portrait photo of Raymond Antrobus, looking directly into the camera. He is wearing a striped top.

Photo © Chantal Lawrie

Raymond Antrobus, shortlisted with his collection Signs, Music (Picador Poetry, 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 help you get to know Antrobus and his collection.

We’re delighted to continue our celebrated video series with specially produced recordings of Antrobus reading from Signs, Music, and talking about both the composition of the poems and the themes they explore.

Download the Reader’s Notes on Signs, Music, which include a selection of poems from the collection, plus reviews, reading suggestions, and a writing prompt or two for those inspired to respond creatively. The aim of the Readers’ Notes is to inspire deeper readings of the book, individually or shared with friends, book groups or writing workshops.

We have also published an insightful review, specially commissioned from John Field. Raymond has also made a wonderful contribution to the Poetry School’s Writer’s Notes project, in which he talks about his writing practice. The series helps professional poets and creative writing students develop their practice by sharing the writing approaches of some of contemporary poetry’s most exciting and accomplished voices.

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