The TS Eliot Prize is the world’s most prestigious prize for poetry. Past winners include internationally renowned poets with established reputations, as well as newly emerging writers helping to reshape the art form.
This year, the shortlist has been chosen by judges Leontia Flynn (Chair), Ishion Hutchinson and Daisy Lafarge.
The shortlist for this year’s prize features:
- Jorie Graham, Killing Spree, Carcanet Press
- Keith Jarrett, Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied, Bad Betty Press
- Imani Mason Jordan, PIVOT, HELA Press
- Sylvia Legris, Sleep Gate, Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Shara McCallum, Behold, Peepal Tree Press
- Kim Moore, The House of Broken Things, Corsair Poetry
- Andrew Motion, Gravity Archives, Faber & Faber
- Holly Pester, Cafés, Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Jana Prikryl, The Channel, Faber & Faber
- Billy Ramsell, Render, Banshee Press
The TS Eliot Prize is among the world’s most celebrated awards. Inaugurated in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and to honour its founding poet, the Prize is now awarded by the TS Eliot Foundation.
Presented in collaboration with the TS Eliot Foundation
Age guidance
For ages 15+.
This listing is for the in-person event. A separate online stream is also available through Southbank Centre. BSL interpretation for the online stream has not been confirmed; please check with the organiser before booking it.