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2023
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Jason Allen-Paisant shortlisted for T.S Eliot Prize 2023
University of Manchester Senior Lecturer and writer Jason Allen-Paisant is celebrating another shortlisting today for his second collection of poems, Self-Portrait as Othello.
Jason Allen-Paisant
University of Manchester Senior Lecturer and writer Jason Allen-Paisant is celebrating another shortlisting today for his second collection of poems, Self-Portrait as Othello.
Self-Portrait as Othello is a dazzling poetic memoir, which imaginatively places the figure of Othello in the urban landscapes of modern London, Paris and Venice, inventing the kinds of narrative he might tell about his intersecting identities. The collection has also been shortlisted for the 2023 Forward prize for best poetry collection.
Also making the 2023 shortlist is More Sky, the debut collection by Joe Carrick-Varty. The British-Irish poet is a graduate of the Centre for New Writing’s MA in Creative Writing, and was named as a Burgess Writer Fellow at the Centre in 2023.
Director of the CNW, Dr. Kaye Mitchell, writes:
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At the Centre for New Writing we pride ourselves on showcasing the most dynamic and exciting new creative work – from our staff, students and alumni – so we’re thrilled to see this recognition for Jason and for Joe from the highly prestigious T.S. Eliot Prize. In different ways, Self-Portrait as Othello and More Sky tackle complex questions around masculinity, embodiment and race, via bold and original poetic forms.
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Manchester-based and University of Manchester affiliated Carcanet Press is also celebrating a triple shortlist award in the T.S Eliot Prize 2023. In addition to Jason and Joe, poet and novelist Kit Fan’s work The Ink Cloud Reader has completed the trio of accolades for Carcanet.
The winner, to be announced in January, will receive £25,000, while each shortlisted poet will receive £1,500.
“We are confident that all 10 shortlisted titles not only meet the high standards they set themselves but speak most effectively to, and of, their moment,” said Irish poet and judging chair Paul Muldoon, a past winner of the prize. “If there’s a single word for that moment it is surely ‘disrupted’, and all these poets properly reflect that disruption.”
“Shot through though they are with images of grief, migration, and conflict, they are nonetheless imbued with energy and joy,” he continued. “The names of some poets will be familiar, others less so; all will find a place in your head and heart.”