Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh, the adopted child of Scottish/Nigerian descent brought up by white parents in Glasgow. A poet, novelist and writer of short stories, she has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. In 2007 Bloodaxe Books published Darling: New & Selected Poems, which included almost all of her four previous books of...
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This article on the early years of the T. S. Eliot Prize was written and added to the website in 2025. The winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize 1998 was Ted Hughes for his collection Birthday Letters (Faber & Faber). The prize was awarded posthumously, Ted Hughes having...
