John Field | Poor Rude Lines
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I blog about poetry at Poor Rude Lines: https://johnfield.org
Follow this link to access the T.S. Eliot Prize resources for Vona Groarke’s Infinity Pool. (Videoed readings to follow): tseliot.com/prize/work/i...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Follow this link to access the T.S. Eliot Prize resources for Vona Groarke’s Infinity Pool. (Videoed readings to follow): tseliot.com/prize/work/i...
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Some words on Richard Meier's latest collection, 'After the Miracle' (link to my review in the comments) @nellnelson.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some words on Richard Meier's latest collection, 'After the Miracle' (link to my review in the comments) @nellnelson.bsky.social
Gillian Allnutt's T.S. Eliot Prize shortlisted 'Lode' is one belter of a book. Check out the resources on the Prize's website (including my review): tseliot.com/prize/shortl... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @tseliotprize.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Gillian Allnutt's T.S. Eliot Prize shortlisted 'Lode' is one belter of a book. Check out the resources on the Prize's website (including my review): tseliot.com/prize/shortl... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @tseliotprize.bsky.social
Rooting through the shelves for poetry to punctuate a concert, I started rereading Bunyan’s ‘Divine Emblems’ (1724), and remembering my beloved great aunt, Monica.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Rooting through the shelves for poetry to punctuate a concert, I started rereading Bunyan’s ‘Divine Emblems’ (1724), and remembering my beloved great aunt, Monica.
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Absurdly excited and moved to hold a copy of George Herbert's 'The Temple', printed in 1633. (The book beneath it is a 1611 Bible).
January 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Absurdly excited and moved to hold a copy of George Herbert's 'The Temple', printed in 1633. (The book beneath it is a 1611 Bible).
I’m a teacher, writer and critic. My blog, Poor Rude Lines, reviews contemporary poetry: johnfield.org I've reviewed the T.S. Eliot Prize short list on behalf of the T.S. Eliot Prize for 10 years. I've also written for the Forward Foundation and the Aldeburgh International Poetry Festival.
January 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m a teacher, writer and critic. My blog, Poor Rude Lines, reviews contemporary poetry: johnfield.org I've reviewed the T.S. Eliot Prize short list on behalf of the T.S. Eliot Prize for 10 years. I've also written for the Forward Foundation and the Aldeburgh International Poetry Festival.
'Top Doll', @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed novel-in-verse – a bravura, polyphonic exploration of obsession, mortality and an unflinching look at the history of slavery in America. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-...
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January 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'Top Doll', @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed novel-in-verse – a bravura, polyphonic exploration of obsession, mortality and an unflinching look at the history of slavery in America. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-...
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'Rhizodont', Katrina Porteous' T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed fourth collection – a thrilling meeting of language and ideas, a blurring of the boundary between humanity and machine, between planet and technology. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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January 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
'Rhizodont', Katrina Porteous' T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed fourth collection – a thrilling meeting of language and ideas, a blurring of the boundary between humanity and machine, between planet and technology. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'Scattered Snows, to the North', Carl Phillips' T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed 17th collection – reflective but resisting the temptation to judge, or to exact retribution. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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January 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
'Scattered Snows, to the North', Carl Phillips' T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed 17th collection – reflective but resisting the temptation to judge, or to exact retribution. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'Adam', Gboyega Odubanjo's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed and posthumously published collection – a monumental work which acknowledges the darkness but celebrates life's dignity and sanctity. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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January 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
'Adam', Gboyega Odubanjo's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed and posthumously published collection – a monumental work which acknowledges the darkness but celebrates life's dignity and sanctity. My review: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'Eleanor Among the Saints', @revrachelmann.bsky.social's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed second collection doesn't shy away from struggle, but it offers consolation too. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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January 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
'Eleanor Among the Saints', @revrachelmann.bsky.social's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed second collection doesn't shy away from struggle, but it offers consolation too. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'High Jump as Icarus Story', @gphibbett.bsky.social's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed debut collection: dazzling and sobering, it pulses with life. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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January 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
'High Jump as Icarus Story', @gphibbett.bsky.social's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed debut collection: dazzling and sobering, it pulses with life. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'Fierce Elegy', Peter Gizzi's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed 10th collection: a world of arresting beauty and a palpable sense of consolation. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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January 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
'Fierce Elegy', Peter Gizzi's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed 10th collection: a world of arresting beauty and a palpable sense of consolation. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'The Penny Dropping', Helen Farish's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed fourth collection: an elegiac, stoical look at memory's distorting lens. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-.... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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January 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
'The Penny Dropping', Helen Farish's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed fourth collection: an elegiac, stoical look at memory's distorting lens. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-.... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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The school house weather vane in Rougham, Norfolk: a birch rod.
January 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The school house weather vane in Rougham, Norfolk: a birch rod.
'Lapwing', Hannah Copley's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed second collection, is a sombre skein of poems, an exploration of abandonment and adversity. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize is here: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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December 31, 2024 at 5:44 PM
'Lapwing', Hannah Copley's T.S. Eliot Prize short-listed second collection, is a sombre skein of poems, an exploration of abandonment and adversity. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize is here: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-....
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'Signs, Music', Raymond Antrobus' latest poetry collection, is an exquisite balance of anxiety and optimism. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize is here: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-... #poetry #TSEliots
December 30, 2024 at 11:11 AM
'Signs, Music', Raymond Antrobus' latest poetry collection, is an exquisite balance of anxiety and optimism. My review for the T.S. Eliot Prize is here: tseliot.com/prize/the-t-... #poetry #TSEliots
I am enjoying Penny Boxall's latest pamphlet, 'The Curiosities', from New Walk Editions - tinyurl.com/5n6cjkmk @rorywaterman.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
I am enjoying Penny Boxall's latest pamphlet, 'The Curiosities', from New Walk Editions - tinyurl.com/5n6cjkmk @rorywaterman.bsky.social