It was a packed
house at the Southbank Centre Royal Festival Hall in London on Jan. 16. Ten
poets were reading from their works, all nominated for the most prestigious
award in British poetry – the T.S Eliot Foundation’s T.S. Eliot Prize. The
prize is also a financial one – 20,000 pounds (about $26,000 at current
exchange rates). Each of the 10 shortlisted
nominees received 1,500 pounds (about $1,900).
Bernard O’Donoghue
was there, reading from The
Seasons of Cullen Church. Vahni Capildeo read
from Measures
of Expatriation (reviewed
at Tweetspeak Poetry last November; it won the Forward
Prize). With the other eight, they represent some of the British poets
writing today.
The winner was Jackself
by Cumbrian poet Jacob Polley.
To continue
reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak
Poetry.
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