Next Generation poets (2014)

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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:[5]

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References

  1. "Next Generation Poets 2014 - Poetry Book Society". 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. Flood, Alison (10 September 2014). "'Next Generation' of 20 hotly-tipped poets announced by Poetry Book Society". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  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.
  5. Runcie, Charlotte (10 September 2014). "Is this really poetry's next generation?". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2026.