T. S. Eliot Prize てぃー・えす・えりおっとしょう
Edition 30 (2022)
PoetryLiterary awardEnglish poetry
Winners
1 peopleA linked collection of poems that follows memory, absence, and family time from the perspective of a son who has lost his father. Its forward motion recalls calypso rhythms, while love and loss remain tightly intertwined.
A linked sequence that quietly brings the outline of a lost father back through memory and language.
112 pages
father-son relationshiploss and memoryCaribbean rhythmlove and mourning