T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1999) Winner
Hugo Williams
ヒューゴ・ウィリアムズ
Hiyūgo Wiriamuzu
Aliases:
Hugh Anthony Mordaunt Vyner Williams
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-02-20 （Windsor, Berkshire）
- Nationality
- English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Islington, London (1966-present)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Journalist, Travel writer
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- The London Magazine (editor, 1961-1970)}],, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1988-)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- John Wain, Thom Gunn, Philip Larkin, Robert Lowell, Ian Hamilton
- Nominations
- T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist (2007, Dear Room); Costa Book Award shortlist (2007, Dear Room)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockers Park School | — | — | — | — | England |
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | England |
Lockers Park School
Country:
England
Eton College
Country:
England
Published poems while at Eton
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Eric Gregory Award | Symptoms of Loss | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 1971 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 1980 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | Love-Life | — | — | winner |
| 1999 | T. S. Eliot Prize | Billy's Rain | — | Poetry Book Society | winner |
| 2004 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | Collected Poems | — | — | winner |
Eric Gregory Award
1966
Work:
Symptoms of Loss
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Cholmondeley Award
1971
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1980
Work:
Love-Life
Result:
winner
T. S. Eliot Prize
1999
Work:
Billy's Rain
Organization:
Poetry Book Society
Result:
winner
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
2004
Work:
Collected Poems
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Billy's Rain
1999 poetry collectionPoetry collection about a five-year love affair. Winner of T. S. Eliot Prize.
loveloss
Collected Poems
2002 poetry collectionCollection of his poems. Winner of Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
lifefamily
I Knew the Bride
2014 poetry collectionPoetry about the death of his sister Polly from cancer.
deathfamily
Lines Off
2019 poetry collectionPoetry about experiences with dialysis and kidney transplant.
illnessmedicine
Bibliography
- Symptoms of Loss (1965)
- Sugar Daddy (1970)
- Some Sweet Day (1975)
- Love-Life (1979)
- Writing Home (1985)
- Selected Poems (1989)
- Self-Portrait with a Slide (1990)
- Dock Leaves (1994)
- Billy's Rain (1999)
- Collected Poems (2002)
- Dear Room (2006)
- West End Final (2009)
- I Knew the Bride (2014)
- Dialysis Days (2018)
- Lines Off (2019)
- Fast Music (2024)
Translations by Author
- All the Time in the World (1966)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- directness, naturalnesspersonal and intimatehumorousborderline between poetry and prose
- Recurring Motifs
- familylove affairsillnessdeath
Health
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chronic kidney failure2000年代-2014年Underwent dialysis for several years and received a kidney transplant in 2014. Wrote poems about this experience.
Legacy
Prominent English contemporary poet known for his direct style depicting personal experiences. Winner of T. S. Eliot Prize and Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Trivia
- Son of actors Hugh Williams and Margaret Vyner. Brother is actor Simon Williams.
- Married to singer/writer Hermine Demoriane since 1965, one daughter.
- Published poems in The London Magazine while at Eton.