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Home of the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry for the best collection published in the year.
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And we are thrilled to host @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social
on 7/Nov at the Letters and Literature conference. One week to go! Tickets here: digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/...

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October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Follow this link to access the T.S. Eliot Prize resources for Vona Groarke’s Infinity Pool. (Videoed readings to follow): tseliot.com/prize/work/i...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Congratulations to all ten poets shortlisted for the 2025 @tseliotprize.bsky.social, with a special shout out to St. Lucian author Catherine-Esther Cowie for her debut collection, Heirloom published by @carcanet.bsky.social!
Read more about this prestigious award at:
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October 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Oct news: New books by Menna Elfyn, Selima Hill & Kit Wright; Katrina Porteous wins Laurel Prize; @tseliotprize.bsky.social & Saltire shortlistings for Gillian Allnutt & Niall Campbell; @jesstraynor.bsky.social reviews; @forwardprizes.bsky.social Highly Commended Poems.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Gillian Allnutt's T.S. Eliot Prize shortlisted 'Lode' is one belter of a book. Check out the resources on the Prize's website (including my review): tseliot.com/prize/shortl... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @tseliotprize.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Delighted to see Vona Groarke on the shortlist for this year's
T. S. Eliot Prize for her collection, Infinity Pool. Congratulations to all selected authors.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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We're delighted that Gillian Allnutt has been shortlisted for the 2025 @tseliotprize.bsky.social for her tenth poetry collection Lode. Many congratulations to all ten shortlisted poets.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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We're overjoyed to share that Catherine-Esther Cowie's debut collection Heirloom has been shortlisted for a 2025 @tseliotprize.bsky.social!

Well done Catherine-Esther, and all the other shortlisted poets and publishers! 🎉
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We are thrilled to be able to reveal this year's T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist!
Our judges have chosen ten books "of great range, suggestiveness and power; from Entebbe to Manitoba... there is something here for everyone."

Find out more now: tseliot.com/prize/news/
October 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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We are deeply saddened to share the news that Chris Holifield, Director of the Poetry Book Society 2003–16 and Director of the T. S. Eliot Prize 2016–22, died on 3 September 2025.

Read our tribute to Chris in full: tseliot.com/prize/a-tire...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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To help you get to know your judges for the 2025 National Poetry Competition, we've asked each one to participate in a visual Q&A.

Next is Denise Saul, whose debut collection The Room Between Us (Pavilion / Liverpool University Press, 2022) was shortlisted for TS Eliot poetry prize 2022, (...)
A muted blue-grey background with big, bold white text that reads: Can you show us... A visual Q&A with National Poetry Competition 2025 judge Denise Saul. Behind the text is a large, opaque, sketched question mark. In the top left corner is a white Poetry Society logo. The bottom left corner has a white National Poetry Competition logo. The bottom right corner has a headshot of Denise Saul in a circular frame. The same muted, blue-grey background with white text. At the top, it reads: ... a poetry collection that helped inspired you to become a poet? Below is an image of Lyn Hejinian's 'My Life and My Life in the Nineties'. Behind the image are two smaller versions of the opaque question marks. Her answer, below the image, reads: Lyn Hejinian's My Life gave me permission as a poet to open up the spaces within and outside of a poem. The same template as before. The question reads: ... an image that relates to something you enjoy doing outside of poetry? The image is of a colourful piece of art. Denise's response: I often visit art galleries. Photo from Emily Kam Kngwarray's current art exhibition at Tate Modern. The question reads: ... a place where you feel most able to write? The image is of large, full, green tree above a river surrounded by greenery and blue skies. Denise's answer: As a keen walker, I am inspired to write in historical and urban green spaces. Photo - Hampton Court Park
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We were glad to hear the Laurel Prize shortlist readings in Bradford last night. Congratulations to this year’s winner Katrina Porteous for Rhizodont @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social announced by Chair of judges Kathleen Jamie @poetryschool.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The Poetry Society and the T.S. Eliot Prize are thrilled to announce the ten reviewers selected for this year's Young Critics Scheme. Keep an eye on our YouTube channel later for their video reviews of the T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist!

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Young Critics Scheme 2025: meet the cohort Ten young writers have been chosen to take part in the fourth Young Critics Scheme, a partnership between The Poetry Society and the T.S. Eliot Prize Anisha Minocha · Anna Jones Aphra Le Levier-Bennett · Caleb Simon Freya Gillard · Ishita Uppadhayay Jay Mitra · Lucas Sheridan · Molly Knox Shannon Clinton-Copeland
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Here's an excerpt from our video with Sarah Howe, discussing how her work's changed since she wrote her T.S. Eliot Prize-winning collection Loop of Jade (2015). To see the rest of the video and find out more, visit our new website: tseliot.com/prize/eliot-...
September 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Last year, we invited three past T. S. Eliot Prize winners who we'd never got into a studio to record interviews and readings from their winning collections with us: George Szirtes, Sarah Howe and Hugo Williams. Read more and watch the videos in full at our website:
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September 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Last year, we invited three past T. S. Eliot Prize winners who we'd never got into a studio to record interviews and readings from their winning collections with us: George Szirtes, Sarah Howe and Hugo Williams. Read more and watch the videos in full at our website:
tseliot.com/prize/eliot-...
September 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Are you considering applying to take part in the Young Critics Scheme 2025? Find out more about why you should apply from Orla Davey: youtu.be/HT4iOkmr0K0?...
Orla Davey on why YOU should apply for the Young Critics 2025
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July 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Aged 18-25, based in the UK or Ireland, & interested in contemporary poetry?

We've just opened up applications for the 2025 Young Critics Scheme, run in partnership with the T.S. Eliot Prize! You'll attend workshops with leading critics and create a video review.

Find out more: bit.ly/4kKf0i0
This partnership programme offers ten emerging poetry reviewers aged 18-25 in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to review, via video, the poetry collections shortlisted for this year's T.S. Eliot Prize. We are looking for writers who: are excited, engaged and thoughtful readers of contemporary British and Irish poetry can demonstrate good critical thinking and writing skills are committed to developing these skills and learning more about reviewing poetry are comfortable with video recording themselves and sharing those videos online No previous reviewing or poetry writing experience is required! As part of the scheme, you’ll... Attend online workshops to develop your skills in reviewing, creating video content, and writing for publication Learn from established poetry critics: Helen Bowell: Ledbury Poetry Critic with reviews in The Poetry Review, Magma, The North, Poetry Wales and Ink, Sweat & Tears Sana Goyal: Editor and Publishing Director of Wasafiri with reviews in The Guardian, Financial Times, Times Literary Supplement, and more You’ll also... Join a network of poetry critics, many of whom have published reviews in leading magazines and journals Attend the T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist readings in London in January 2026 It’s completely free to take part. We can offer bursaries towards travelling to and staying in London. Find out more & apply by Monday 18 August: bit.ly/Apply-YCS
July 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The T. S. Eliot Prize 2025 is open for submissions! Publishers can find out more information and how to submit online now: tseliot.com/prize/open-f...
2025 T. S. Eliot Prize Open for submissions until 31 July 2025
June 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The T. S. Eliot Prize 2025 is open for submissions! Publishers can find out more information and how to submit online now: tseliot.com/prize/open-f...
2025 T. S. Eliot Prize Open for submissions until 31 July 2025
June 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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It was a joy to take part in this podcast. Do give it a listen. So many fine episodes. Listen and rate. Thanks for having me on @gregorykearns.bsky.social #poetry @tseliotprize.bsky.social
gregorykearns.bsky.social Gregory @gregorykearns.bsky.social · May 19
I’m thrilled to say that on today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way my guest is @revrachelmann.bsky.social. We talked about religious etymologies, the importance of humility and exploring the counter factual in poetry.

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May 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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The T. S. Eliot Foundation is delighted to announce the judges for the T. S. Eliot Prize 2025. Michael Hofmann will chair and will be joined on the panel by fellow poets Patience Agbabi and Niall Campbell.

Read more now: tseliot.com/prize/catego...
Patience Agbabi Niall Campbell Michael Hofmann
May 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM