New poets shortlist for 2010 £2,500 London New Poetry Award


London Festival Fringe New Poetry Award 2010

Shortlist for London New Poetry Award organised by London Festival Fringe 2010 in conjunction with Cegin Productions and Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour and judged by Tamar Yoseloff, Daljit Nagra and Adam O’Riordan, winner to be announced at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho and £2,500 Award presented at Waldorf London Awards Ceremony in August.

Details of 15 first collections (2009-2010) shortlisted

     

The Method Men — David Briggs (Salt)
How to Build a City — Tom Chivers (Salt)
Unexpected Weather — Abi Curtis (Salt)
Snow Calling — Agnieszka Studzinska (Salt)

Inroads — Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Seren Books)
The Tethers — Carrie Etter (Seren Books)
Breath — Ellen Phethean (Flambard Press)
When God Has Been Called Away to Greater Things — Grace Wells (Dedalus Press)
Berg — Hilary Menos (Seren Books)
King of Country — Howard Wright (Blackstaff Press)
The Girl with the Cactus Handshake — Katrina Naomi (Templar Poetry)
Insensible Heart — Maureen Jivani (Mulfran Press)
A Republic of Linen — Patrick Brandon (Bloodaxe Books)
New Light for the Old Dark — Sam Willetts (Cape Poetry)
Even the Sea — Eleanor Livingstone (Red Squirrel Press)

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