The T. S. Eliot Prize Readers’ Notes series offer introductions to help you access and explore the ten exciting collections on this year’s shortlist. They each include some key poems, biographies of the poets, extracts from reviews and interviews; they also suggest creative writing prompts. Take the notes to your book group or poetry workshop, or respond individually to them in your own time. English teachers – if you’re preparing your students for any Unseen Poem papers, hone their skills on this year’s list.
To view, download and share the Readers’ Notes, simply click on the links below.
Jason Allen-Paisant, Self-Portrait as Othello (Carcanet Press)
Joe Carrick-Varty, More Sky (Carcanet Press)
Jane Clarke, A Change in the Air (Bloodaxe Books)
Kit Fan, The Ink Cloud Reader (Carcanet Press)
Katie Farris, Standing in the Forest of Being Alive (Pavilion Poetry / Liverpool University Press)
Ishion Hutchinson, School of Instructions (Faber & Faber, 2023)
Fran Lock, Hyena! (Poetry Bus Press, 2023)
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, The Map of the World (Gallery Press, 2023)
Sharon Olds, Balladz (Cape Poetry, 2023)
Abigail Parry, I Think We’re Alone Now (Bloodaxe, 2023)