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Sharon Olds

B. 1942

7 poems available

“Olds writes “poetry more faithful to the felt truth of reality than any prose could be.” – Richard Wakefield.

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Welcome to the T. S. Eliot Prize Winners’ Archive. The premier Prize in poetry, the T. S. Eliot Prize was inaugurated in 1993 and is awarded annually to the best new collection of poetry in English published in the UK…

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PNReview 250

Foreword by Michael Schmidt, Editor of PN Review The life expectancy of poetry magazines is often a butterfly’s span. Few reach ten issues, fewer still a hundred. To reach 250 issues over five decades is evidence of editorial tenacity and…

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Kate Tempest

B. 1985

3 poems available

Tempest has forged her own voice, unlike anything else in the mainstream poetry world. The Independent

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Richard Harrison

B. 1957

8 poems available

A poem is not its words, but the ringing it leaves behind.

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Listen to the land

These fine poems, written at different times and from a variety of perspectives, all look hard at the landscapes they enshrine. In doing so, they achieve (at least) two things at the same time. They honour the facts they preserve;…

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Grey Girl

Grey Girl - Sharon Olds

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Poem for the Breasts

Poem for the Breasts - Sharon Olds

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Amaryllis Ode

Amaryllis Ode - Sharon Olds

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The Connoisseuse of Slugs

The Connoisseuse of Slugs - Sharon Olds

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Ode to the Hymen

Ode to the Hymen - Sharon Olds

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Sharon Olds

B. 1942

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Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921

Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921 - Sharon Olds

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T. S. Eliot Prize

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PNReview 250

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Kate Tempest

B. 1985

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Richard Harrison

B. 1957

Special Collection

Listen to the land