T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2021) Winner
Joelle Taylor
ジョエル・テイラー
Joelle Taylor
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967 （Lancashire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lancashire (birthplace) → London (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, performer, playwright, educator
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- The Poetry Society, Out-Spoken Press, Southbank Centre
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- Nominations
- Long listed for the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship (2017)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | T. S. Eliot Prize | C+nto: & Othered Poems | — | — | Winner |
| 2022 | Polari Prize for Book of the Year | C+nto: & Othered Poems | — | — | Winner |
| 2000 | UK Performance Poetry Slam Champion | — | — | — | Champion |
| 2022 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | Elected |
T. S. Eliot Prize
2021
Work:
C+nto: & Othered Poems
Result:
Winner
Polari Prize for Book of the Year
2022
Work:
C+nto: & Othered Poems
Result:
Winner
UK Performance Poetry Slam Champion
2000
Result:
Champion
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2022
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Elected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
C+nto & Othered Poems
2021 PoetryA powerful collection of poems exploring lesbian lives, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize.
marginalised womenviolencelesbian experiences
The Night Alphabet
2024 NovelA novel/short story collection focusing on marginalised women's voices.
night alphabetwomen's stories
Songs My Enemy Taught Me
2017 PoetryPoetry collection themed around songs taught by enemies.
enmitysongs
Bibliography
- Naming (1994)
- Whorror Stories (1995)
- Lesbians Talk Violent Relationships (1995)
- Whorror Stories II (1996)
- Lucid Johnston (2000)
- Ska Tissue (2011)
- The Woman Who Was Not There (2014)
- Songs My Enemy Taught Me (2017)
- C+nto: & Othered Poems (2021)
- The Night Alphabet (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- performance poetryspoken wordinnovative forms
- Recurring Motifs
- marginalisationwomen's experiencesviolence and healing
Legacy
Recognized as a key voice in contemporary British poetry after winning the T.S. Eliot Prize. Founder of SLAMbassadors, contributing to youth poetry development.
Trivia
- Founded SLAMbassadors in 2001, serving as artistic director until 2018.
- Co-curates Out-Spoken poetry nights.