Gustav Parker Hibbett is a Black poet, essayist, and MFA dropout, born in the USA and currently residing in Ireland. They are a 2023 Obsidian Foundation Fellow, a 2024 Djanikian Scholars Finalist, and featured in 32 Poems as an Emerging Poet. High Jump as Icarus Story, published by Banshee Press in 2024, is their first poetry collection. They are currently pursuing a PhD in Literary Practice at Trinity College Dublin, where they are an Early Career Research Fellow at the Long Room Hub. Photo © Abbie McNeice
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[T]he poems plug elements of autobiography into the mainframe of different mythic structures […] But none of the archetypes Hibbett draws on, from ancient Greek heroes and Shakespearean monsters to modern cinema and music, feel random: they all feel weighty, as if chosen with a quiet reverence and held together...
We are thrilled to announce the T. S. Eliot Prize 2024 Shortlist, chosen by judges Mimi Khalvati (Chair), Anthony Joseph and Hannah Sullivan from 187 poetry collections submitted by British and Irish publishers. The eclectic list comprises seasoned poets, two debuts, two second collections, and two previously shortlisted poets from...
