Forward Prizes for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2001) Winner
Ian Duhig
イアン・ドゥヒグ
Ian Duhig
Aliases:
Robert Ian Duhig
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-02-09 （London, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Leeds
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Editor
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Northern Arts Literary Fellow
- Nominations
- 1991 Forward Poetry Prize (shortlist) for The Bradford Count, 1991 Whitbread Poetry Award (shortlist) for The Bradford Count, 1995 T. S. Eliot Prize (shortlist) for The Mersey Goldfish, 2002 Forward Poetry Prize (shortlist) for Rosary, 2003 Forward Poetry Prize (shortlist) for The Lammas Hireling, 2003 T. S. Eliot Prize (shortlist) for The Lammas Hireling, 2007 Costa Poetry Award (shortlist) for The Speed of Dark, 2007 T. S. Eliot Prize (shortlist) for The Speed of Dark, 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize (shortlist) for The Blind Roadmaker, 2016 Forward Best Collection Prize (shortlist) for The Blind Roadmaker
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leeds | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Leeds
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | National Poetry Competition | Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | Northern Poetry Competition | Splenditello | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | Arts Council Writers' Award | — | — | Arts Council | winner |
| 2000 | National Poetry Competition | The Lammas Hireling | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | Forward Best Single Poem Prize | The Lammas Hireling | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Shirley Jackson Award | The New Uncanny | Best Anthology | — | winner |
| 2022 | Hawthornden Prize for Literature | New and Selected Poems | — | — | winner |
| 2024 | Poetry Book Society Choice | An Arbitrary Light Bulb | — | Poetry Book Society | winner |
National Poetry Competition
1987
Work:
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen
Result:
winner
Northern Poetry Competition
1989
Work:
Splenditello
Result:
winner
Arts Council Writers' Award
1998
Organization:
Arts Council
Result:
winner
National Poetry Competition
2000
Work:
The Lammas Hireling
Result:
winner
Cholmondeley Award
2001
Result:
winner
Forward Best Single Poem Prize
2001
Work:
The Lammas Hireling
Result:
winner
Shirley Jackson Award
2008
Work:
The New Uncanny
Category:
Best Anthology
Result:
winner
Hawthornden Prize for Literature
2022
Work:
New and Selected Poems
Result:
winner
Poetry Book Society Choice
2024
Work:
An Arbitrary Light Bulb
Organization:
Poetry Book Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 81 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Bradford Count
1991 PoetryPoetry collection themed around Bradford.
HistoryImmigration
The Mersey Goldfish
1994 PoetryNominies
1998 PoetryThe Lammas Hireling
2003 PoetryPoetry collection including the famous poem of the same name.
FolkloreSupernatural
The Speed of Dark
2007 PoetryPandorama
2010 PoetryContains poems about the David Oluwale case.
RacismJustice
The Blind Roadmaker
2016 PoetryNew and Selected Poems
2021 PoetryAn Arbitrary Light Bulb
2024 PoetryBibliography
- The Bradford Count
- The Mersey Goldfish
- Nominies
- The Lammas Hireling
- The Speed of Dark
- Pandorama
- The Blind Roadmaker
- New and Selected Poems
- An Arbitrary Light Bulb
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- WittyRich in historical allusions
- Recurring Motifs
- FolkloreSocial justice
Legacy
Prominent British-Irish poet with numerous award nominations and wins, influential in contemporary poetry. His experience working with homeless people informs his work.
In Popular Culture
- Involved in David Oluwale Memorial Association
Trivia
- Eighth of eleven children born to Irish parents.
- Worked for 15 years with homeless people.
- Uncle of Australian musician Gareth Liddiard.