Next Generation poets (2014)

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

  • New Generation poets (1994)
  • Next Generation poets (2004)

References

  1. ^ "Next Generation Poets 2014 - Poetry Book Society". 2014-12-05. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sarah Shaffi, "Twenty 'Next Generation Poets' of the decade named", The Bookseller, 11 September 2014.
  4. ^ "UK Next Generation Poets: International Showcase", British Council, 2015–2016.
  • Official website
  • Charlotte Runcie, "Is this really poetry's next generation?" The Telegraph, 11 September 2014.


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