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Judges praised the ‘imaginative capacity and technical flair’ of a collection that draws connections between Shakespeare’s hero and today’s immigrants

Three poets choose their highlights of the year

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The winner of the prize will receive £25,000 during an award ceremony on January 15.

A collection from Irish poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize despite being submitted by publishers “in error”.

The 10 listed collections range from ‘zany intimacy’ by Sharon Olds to explorations of Black identity from Ishion Hutchinson and Jason Allen-Paisant

Ranging across continents and genres, the six stories in contention for 2023’s award have been praised for ‘distinctiveness and depth of feeling’

The UK-based Forward Prizes have added a performed-poetry category, the winners of all four shortlists to be named in October.

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