Congratulations to Karen Solie, winner of the @tseliotprize.bsky.social with Wellwater (Picador)! Watch Young Critic Caleb Simon's video review of the collection at www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwIJ... #TSEliotPrize

Tonight! Have you booked your tickets yet?

"Heed my cadences then and live only for now. Don’t ever bother about tomorrow. Just pluck, today, life’s full-blooded roses." From: Tom Paulin, 'Quand vous serez bien vieille' after Pierre de Ronsard, in the collection 'Namanlagh', nominated for the @tseliotprize.bsky.social this year.

I'm really looking forward to the @tseliotprize.bsky.social readings tonight at the South Bank, and to the Awards Ceremony tomorrow evening. Such a wonderful celebration of contemporary poetry and chance to hear the work of a range of brilliant poets, some very well known to me, others less so.

Had the greatest pleasure of reviewing Paul Farley’s collection ‘When it Rained for a Million Years’ as part of the @poetrysociety.org.uk & @tseliotprize.bsky.social Young Critics Scheme 2025. 🌧️🔦✈️ You can check out my video on YouTube, here: youtu.be/D7PIySOnEPM?...

Head to @carcanet.bsky.social’s website and get 20% off all current and former Carcanet @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted and winning poetry collections. A great way to stock up and also but my last collection Eleanor Among The Saints at a discount. Simply use the code. www.carcanet.co.uk

Many thanks to Young Critic Anisha Jaya Minocha for this very thoughtful guide to Gillian Allnutt's @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted tenth collection Lode. @poetrysociety.org.uk youtu.be/9nIbqJeZAnE?...

Here's an excerpt from Young Critic Aphra Le Levier-Bennett's review of Catherine-Esther Cowie's Heirloom shortlisted for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize @tseliotprize.bsky.social Watch the rest of Aphra's review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqP...

Here's an excerpt from Young Critic Freya Gillard's review of Vona Groarke's Infinity Pool, which is shortlisted for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize @tseliotprize.bsky.social Watch the rest of Freya's review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCNB...

Today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way is with the wonderful Catherine-Esther Cowie. We spoke about her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection Heirloom, the new Rosalía album Lux, and using persona poetry as a type of mask work. Listen wherever good podcasts can be found.

We're delighted to announce with @englishpen.bsky.social & @seamusheaneyestate.bsky.social the winner of the PEN Heaney Prize is Namanlagh by Tom Paulin. It's a wonderful collection! Congratulations to all our finalists, and huge thanks to the judges Sasha Dugdale, Séan Hewitt & Zaffar Kunial 👏🍾

Today’s interview with the amazing poet Sarah Howe is now live. We spoke about time, flow states, and her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection Foretokens. Check out The Poems We Made Along The Way wherever good podcasts can be heard.

Great in-depth interview with Gillian Allnutt on the latest episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way podcast. She was in conversation with host @gregorykearns.bsky.social about her poetry, in particular her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection #Lode. open.spotify.com/episode/6UFM...

Here's an excerpt from Young Critic Ishita Uppadhayay's review of Sarah Howe's Foretokens, shortlisted for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize @tseliotprize.bsky.social Watch the rest of Ishita's review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwp0...

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/... @carcanet.bsky.social @tseliotprize.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social 4 m

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... @thegallerypress.bsky.social @tseliotprize.bsky.social #poetry #tseliotprize

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: tseliot.com/prize/t-s-el...

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. mailchi.mp/b76c8f594a70...

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

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. @tseliotprize.bsky.social

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. www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...

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! 🎉

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/

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...

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, (...)

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

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! Find out more: poetrysociety.org.uk/news/t-s-eli...

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-...

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-...

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-...

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?...

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

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...

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...

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

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...