Forward Prizes for Poetry ふぉわーどししょう
Edition 2 (1993)
PoetryPoetry collectionFirst collectionSingle poem (written)Single poem (performed)
Winners
3 people
Carol Ann Duffy
Winner
Mean Time is a poetry collection that moves through time, family, and loss. Its restrained voice lets image and repetition build emotional pressure.
A compact poetry collection shaped by time and family.
56 pages
timefamilylossmemory
Don Paterson
Winner
Nil Nil is a poetry collection that moves through language, absence, and play and emptiness. Its restrained voice lets image and repetition build emotional pressure.
A compact poetry collection shaped by language and absence.
64 pages
languageabsenceplay and emptinessidentity
Vicki Feaver
Winner
Judith is a poem that condenses myth, gender, and violence into a tightly controlled lyric voice. Its spare movement carries strong emotional pressure.
A tightly focused poem where myth and gender quietly intersect.
mythgenderviolencememory