Next Generation poets (2014) are a list of poets named in 2014 by a panel for the Poetry Book Society, which once every ten years selects 20 poets "expected to dominate the poetry landscape of the coming decade."[1][2] The accolade highlights emerging poets in the UK and Ireland who published a first collection of poetry within the previous decade.
The judges who compiled the list were: poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan (chair), poet and playwright Caroline Bird; Robert Crawford, from the 1994 New Generation Poets list; poet Clare Pollard; and Paul Farley, one of 2004's Next Generation Poets list.[3] The British Council collaborated with the Poetry Book Society on an international showcase of the chosen poets.[4]
The Next Generation 2014 list comprises:
- Tara Bergin
- Emily Berry
- Sean Borodale
- Adam Foulds
- Annie Freud
- Alan Gillis
- Rebecca Goss
- Jen Hadfield
- Emma Jones
- Luke Kennard
- Melissa Lee-Houghton
- Hannah Lowe
- Kei Miller
- Helen Mort
- Daljit Nagra
- Heather Phillipson
- Kae Tempest
- Mark Waldron
- Sam Willetts
- Jane Yeh
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Next Generation Poets 2014 - Poetry Book Society". 2014-12-05. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ Flood, Alison (2014-09-10). "'Next Generation' of 20 hotly-tipped poets announced by Poetry Book Society". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ Sarah Shaffi, "Twenty 'Next Generation Poets' of the decade named", The Bookseller, 11 September 2014.
- ^ "UK Next Generation Poets: International Showcase", British Council, 2015–2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Charlotte Runcie, "Is this really poetry's next generation?" The Telegraph, 11 September 2014.
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