Who will win? Who do you WANT to win? And if you’re reading this later - what do you think of the winner?
Shortlist:
The Sun-fish by Eiléan Ní Chuilleánain
Continental Shelf by Fred D’Aguiar
Over by Jane Draycott
The Water Table by Philip Gross
Through the Square Window by Sinéad Morrissey
One Secret Thing by Sharon Olds
Weeds & Wild Flowers by Alice Oswald
A Scattering by Christopher Reid
The Burning of the Books and Other Poems by George Szirtes
West End Final by Hugo Williams
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Tricky, isn’t it? I think I’m rooting for either Sharon Olds or Philip Gross. Sharon Olds was really good at the Edinburgh Book Festival last year.