Sarah Corbett was born in Chester, raised in rural north Wales, and educated at the Universities of Leeds and East Anglia. Her debut collection The Red Wardrobe (Seren Books, 1998) was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. It was followed by The Witch Bag (2002) and Other Beasts (2008), also Seren...
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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...
