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The Forward Prizes for Poetry 2016

This event on 20th September 2016 at 19:00 has past.

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See the nation’s most coveted poetry prizes awarded live on stage.

Hear readings from the ten collections chosen by the Forward judges from poetry published in the UK and the Republic of Ireland over the last 12 months. As well as the five poems, from magazines and competitions, shortlisted for Best Single Poem.

All the shortlisted poets will be reading their poems, with the exception of Solmaz Sharif and Rachel Hadas who sadly cannot join us on the night.


This year's shortlists are:

The Forward Prize for Best Collection (£15,000)
Vahni Capildeo – Measures of Expatriation (Carcanet)
Ian Duhig – The Blind Roadmaker (Picador Poetry)
Choman Hardi – Considering the Women (Bloodaxe Books)
Alice Oswald – Falling Awake (Cape Poetry)
Denise Riley – Say Something Back (Picador Poetry)


The Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection (£5,000)

Nancy Campbell – Disko Bay (Enitharmon Press)
Ron Carey – DISTANCE (Revival Press)
Harry Giles – Tonguit (Freight Books)
Ruby Robinson – Every Little Sound (Liverpool University Press)
Tiphanie Yanique – Wife (Peepal Tree Press)


The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem (£1,000)

Sasha Dugdale – 'Joy' (PN Review)
David Harsent – 'from Salt' (Poetry London)
Solmaz Sharif – 'Force Visibility' (Granta Magazine)
Melissa Lee-Houghton – 'i am very precious' (Prac Crit)
Rachel Hadas – 'Roosevelt Hospital Blues' (Times Literary Supplement)


This year’s judges are Liz Berry, Don Share, George Szirtes and Tracy Thorn, chaired by Malika Booker.

Book on the Southbank Centre website:
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/the-forward-prizes-for-2016-98045

Price: £12.00

Time: 7:00pm

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