Forward Poetry Prize Shortlist: No Women Shortlisted

guardian.co.uk:

The 2011 Forward prize shortlist has been announced. It's an anniversary year: the prize is celebrating its 20th birthday. And this year's list oozes quality: former winners Sean O'Brien and David Harsent compete with Whitbread winner John Burnside, Oxford poetry professor Geoffrey Hill, Irish poetry colossus Michael Longley - and OK, D Nurske, a Brooklyn poet of whom I confess I'd never heard until now. But doubtless he's wonderful too. A mighty list then, and nothing to complain about - except for the fact that there aren't any women on it.

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Comments

[obamavet]

04:39 PM on 07/14/2011

Maybe the author needs to engage in some investigative journalism instead of this snarky little observation.

[Hanksingle]

12:43 PM on 07/14/2011

Perhaps unsurprisingly, if you consider yourself a reasonable, educated person, steer clear of the comment section - it's aggravating.