Tonight is the Forward Prizes for Poetry - one of the biggest events in the poetry calendar and we can't wait!
This year’s judging panel is chaired by writer, critic, broadcaster and film-maker Bidisha. It includes PBS Vlogger, poet and author Jen Campbell, Mimi Khalvati, PBS Winter Recommendation Chris McCabe and Niall Campbell.
Here's a reminder of the shortlist to get you in the mood for an incredible evening of poetry.
Our Summer Choice Venus as a Bear by Vahni Capildeo features in the best collection shortlist, alongside Black Sun by Toby Martinez de las Rivas, Don't Call us Dead by Danez Smith, Assurances by J. O. Morgan and Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith.
Spring selections Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar and Shrines of Upper Austria by Phoebe Power rub shoulders with other debut collections Jinx by Abigail Parry, Soho by Richard Scott and Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting by Shivanee Ramlochan.
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Book your tickets HERE for the readings tonight at the Southbank Centre.