jen hadfield
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The Today programme’s interview with Jen Hadfield is here, along with all the recordings they’ve done of the other shortlisted writers. Worth a listen. She sounds a touch tired. Good on her! Seeing the shortlist again just emphasises how stunning a success this is for her. Not just for her, but for the younger poetry
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Jings, as my dad might say, Jen Hadfield has won the TS Eliot! Andrew Motion describes her as “a remarkably original poet near the beginning of what is obviously going to be a distinguished career”, an assessment with which I wouldn’t quibble*. Nigh-No-Place is certainly an interesting, stimulating, rich book. The prize must be an
Amy Jo Philip 