The TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings - Hear the best new poetry

# TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings

Sun 17 Jan 2027, 7 pm
Hear the best new poetry from the UK and Ireland, read by the ten shortlisted poets for this year’s prize and hosted by poet Ian McMillan.

The TS Eliot Prize is the world’s most prestigious poetry prize. Past winners include internationally renowned poets with established reputations, as well as newly emerging writers helping to reshape the art form.
This year, the shortlist has been chosen by judges Leontia Flynn (Chair), Ishion Hutchinson and Daisy Lafarge.
The shortlist for this year’s prize features:

• Jorie Graham, Killing Spree, Carcanet Press
• Keith Jarrett, Hide Me Under the Blood, and I Shall Be Satisfied, Bad Betty Press
• Imani Mason Jordan, PIVOT, HELA Press
• Sylvia Legris, Sleep Gate, Fitzcarraldo Editions
• Shara McCallum, Behold, Peepal Tree Press
• Kim Moore, The House of Broken Things, Corsair Poetry
• Andrew Motion, Gravity Archives, Faber & Faber
• Holly Pester, Cafés, Fitzcarraldo Editions
• Jana Prikryl, The Channel, Faber & Faber
• Billy Ramsell, Render, Banshee Press

The TS Eliot Prize is among the world’s most celebrated awards. Inaugurated in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and to honour its founding poet, the Prize is now awarded by the TS Eliot Foundation.

Date: Sunday 17 January 2027
Time: 7:00pm–9:00pm (approximately)
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Address: Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

GETTING THERE:
By Tube or Train
The nearest station is Waterloo, approximately 5–10 minutes' walk from the venue. Waterloo is served by the Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo and Waterloo & City lines, as well as National Rail services.
Follow signs towards the South Bank and Royal Festival Hall.
Alternatively, use Embankment station (District and Circle lines) and cross the Golden Jubilee Footbridge towards the Southbank Centre.

By Bus
Routes including 1, 59, 68, 76, 139, 172, 176 and 188 stop near Waterloo Bridge, a short walk from the venue.

Meeting Point
Meet in the main foyer of the Royal Festival Hall. Please arrive by 6:30pm so we have time to meet, chat and find our seats before the reading begins.

Tickets
Tickets start at £17 and must be purchased individually through the Southbank Centre website.
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/ts-eliot-prize-shortlist-readings/

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Looking forward to an inspiring evening of poetry and good company!

EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:
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POST-EVENT:
There’s an option to go for a drink/bite after for an hour or so, if desired, to share our thoughts on the event.