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2011 T S Eliot Prize shortlist
The Poetry Book Society have just announced this year’s shortlist and new three-year support for ‘the world’s top poetry award’ The judges - Gillian Clarke (Chair), Stephen Knight and Dennis O’Driscoll - have chosen six collections from the 104 books submitted by publishers, which join the four PBS Choices to make up the ten collections on the shortlist: The 2011 shortlist is:
John Burnside Black Cat Bone Jonathan Cape Carol Ann Duffy The Bees Picador Leontia Flynn Profit and Loss Jonathan Cape David Harsent Night Faber John Kinsella Armour Picador Esther Morgan Grace Bloodaxe Daljit Nagra Tippoo Sultan's Incredible White-Man-Eating
Sean O’Brien November Picador Bernard O’Donoghue Farmer’s Cross Faber Alice Oswald Memorial Faber
Chair Gillian Clarke said: "This most demanding of all poetry prizes bears the name of a great twentieth century poet. A great book must win. The shortlist emerged with some pain but no dispute. Despite sorrow at losing other favourites, we're proud of these books, a library of the best, from which just one must be chosen.’" In a piece of remarkably good news, the PBS has also announced a new three year sponsorship for the Prize from Aurum Funds. It’s terrific to have city money supporting poetry. The T S Eliot Prize Readings On the eve of the judges’ decision all ten shortlisted poets will be invited to take part in the year’s most thrilling poetry reading. On Sunday 15 January 2012 the T S Eliot Prize Readings will once more be staged at the Southbank’s Royal Festival Hall, after doubling its audience in January 2011 and attracting one of the biggest audiences for a single poetry event in recent times. The Readings are a unique opportunity to hear the best contemporary poets reading their own work. Tickets are on sale now from the Southbank Centre ticket office on 0844 847 9910 or go to www.southbankcentre.co.uk, with a 10% discount on tickets sold prior to the end of November. The winner will be announced on the evening of Monday 16 January 2012 at the T S Eliot Prize Award Ceremony, when Mrs Valerie Eliot, the poet’ swidow, will present the winner with a cheque for £15,000 and each of the shortlisted poets will receive a cheque for £1,000 in recognition of their achievement. The T S Eliot Prize Reading Groups provide reading group discounts and specially commissioned reading group notes, together with three poems from each shortlisted collection, to download from www.poetrybooks.co.uk/projects/13.
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