T. S. Eliot Prize News

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). Philip Gross won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2009 for The Water Table (Bloodaxe Books), chosen...
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). Bhanu Kapil won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2020, judged by Lavinia Greenlaw (Chair), Mona Arshi...
The T. S. Eliot Prize and The Poetry Society are delighted to open applications for a second year of the highly praised Young Critics Scheme. The exciting mentoring programme offers ten emerging critics, aged 18 to 25 and based in the UK and Ireland, the chance to learn about reviewing...
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...
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). Judges John Burnside (Chair), Sarah Howe and Nick Makoha were unanimous in choosing Roger Robinson’s A...
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). Les Murray won the T. S. Eliot Prize 1996 with Subhuman Redneck Poems (Carcanet), judged by Andrew...