The Best Poetry Books of the Year

Описание: These are the books we picked for the 2018 Forward Prizes shortlists. I'm very excited to share them with you all! Click 'Show More' for links. x

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MY BOOKS:

THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
Book details: https://tinyurl.com/lnz5bb6
Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/yatcm2ko
Signed copies: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

FRANKLIN’S FLYING BOOKSHOP: http://tinyurl.com/mmfrq69
Signed copies: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

FRANKLIN AND LUNA GO TO THE MOON https://tinyurl.com/ybjsrawo
Signed copies http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

THE BOOKSHOP BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/zxoqbex
Signed copies: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

THE HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL: http://tinyurl.com/d9c44ky
Signed copies: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS: http://tinyurl.com/z6qdah3
Signed copies: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

MORE WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS: http://tinyurl.com/zrt8hrv
Signed Copies: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/shop.html

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Forward Prizes for Poetry http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/...

Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection (£5,000)

Kaveh Akbar – Calling a Wolf a Wolf https://tinyurl.com/yd3cnsmu
Phoebe Power – Shrines of Upper Austria https://tinyurl.com/ybxfjk2w
Abigail Parry – Jinx https://tinyurl.com/yd9o9363
Shivanee Ramlochan – Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting https://tinyurl.com/yb8fvt4y
Richard Scott – Soho https://www.faber.co.uk/author/richar...


Forward Prize for Best Collection (£10,000)

Vahni Capildeo – Venus as a Bear https://tinyurl.com/yb4kw5ha
Toby Martinez de las Rivas – Black Sun https://tinyurl.com/ybof8jj7
J.O. Morgan – Assurances https://tinyurl.com/yda8ddwa
Danez Smith – Don’t Call Us Dead https://tinyurl.com/y95l9qaj (review    • Видео  )
Tracy K Smith – Wade in the Water https://tinyurl.com/yara7kpx


Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem (£1,000)

Fiona Benson – Ruins http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/...
Liz Berry – The Republic of Motherhood http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/...
(Dissect a Poem video:    • Dissect a Poem | The Republic of Motherhoo...  )
Sumita Chakraborty – And death demands a labor http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/...
Jorie Graham – Tree http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/...
Will Harris – SAY http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/...


WHO I AM

Hello, my name's Jen. I'm an award-winning poet and short story writer. My debut short story collection 'The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night' is published by Two Roads, and my children's books, 'Franklin's Flying Bookshop’ and ‘Franklin and Luna Go To The Moon’ are published by Thames and Hudson. I'm also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops' series, 'The Bookshop Book' and 'The Hungry Ghost Festival.'

I run writing workshops, give talks at universities & book festivals on a variety of topics, judge literary prizes, and take on freelance writing and editing. If you would like to speak with me about the possibility of working together, please get in touch via email: [email protected] x

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Where to find me:
Website: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk
Writing Workshops: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/writing...
Twitter:   / jenvcampbell  
Instagram:   / jenvcampbell  
Events: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/events
Podcast: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk/podcast
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/3o3s4d2
Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/hs8nxjm

Email: [email protected]

(Since starting Youtube, some of you have been asking what's wrong with my hands. This should answer any questions :) http://tinyurl.com/z3kzk24.)

NB This is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated all books were bought by me.