We’re the only Irish publisher on the Forward Prize shortlist with not one, but two titles!
The Forward Prizes, now in their 24th year, are among the most prestigious literary awards in the UK and Ireland. They are unique in honouring both established and emerging poets and were founded to celebrate excellence in poetry and widen its audience.
Here is the Best Collection shortlist chosen by the 2015 judging panel.
The Forward Prize for Best Collection (£10,000)
Ciaran Carson, From Elsewhere (The Gallery Press)
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, The Boys of Bluehill (The Gallery Press)
Paul Muldoon, One Thousand Things Worth Knowing (Faber & Faber)
Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric (Penguin Books)
Peter Riley, Due North (Shearsman)
