Templar Poetry nominated for two awards
Posted on 17th June 2009
The British Library has announced the shortlist for the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets, in partnership with the Poetry Book Society and with the generous support of the Michael Marks Charitable Trust.
The Awards aim to highlight the importance of the pamphlet form in introducing new poetry to readers and to celebrate the continuing vibrancy of the print pamphlet in the internet age. A total of six poets and four publishers from over 120 entries have been shortlisted for the two awards.
Poetry Award shortlist – for an outstanding work of poetry published in pamphlet form in the UK during 2008:
Bone Song by Polly Atkin (Aussteiger Publications)
The Shortest Days by Elizabeth Burns (Galdragon Press)
That Water Speaks in Tongues by Siobhán Campbell (Templar Poetry)
Milk by Sarah Jackson (Pighog)
whichever music by Kate Potts (tall-lighthouse)
quot by seekers of lice (self-published)
Publishers’ Award shortlist – for an outstanding UK publisher of poetry in pamphlet form, on the basis of their
publishing programme in 2008:
HappenStance Press
Oystercatcher Press
tall-lighthouse
Templar Poetry
For more information go to www.templarpoetry.co.uk/News.html
