Harsent's Fire Songs wins T S Eliot Prize

David Harsent has won the T S Eliot Prize for his collection Fire Songs, published by Faber. It is the the poet's first win, after being five times shortlisted for the prize. Harsent beat nine other poets to secure the prize, include three previous winners, John Burnside, Michael Longley and Hugo Williams. The other shortlisted poets were Fiona Benson, Ruth Padel, Louise Glück, Pascale Petit, Kevin Powers and Arundhathi Subramaniam. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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