MSt tutor Harry Man has been shortlisted for the 2016 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, for Finders Keepers (Sidekick Books).
From the Poetry Society’s announcement:
“Described as a poetic field guide to Britain’s vanishing wildlife, the book Finders Keepers contains poems and colour illustrations that are the culmination of a year-long project which has seen Harry Man and illustrator Sophie Gainsley geocaching their work in public spaces across the country. It is a project that seeks to memorialise the many species that have been brought to the brink (and beyond) of extinction.
From the judges: “This collection is a symbiotic relationship between poetry and illustration. Image and text inventively flow in and out of each other, playing with form and colour. There is an integrity to the poetry which is both charming and precious, making you look again at the environment and your own back garden.”
The winner will be announced at the Ted Hughes Award and National Poetry Competition Award Ceremony on 29 March 2017.
More information about the prize, the shortlist.
More about Finders Keepers from Sidekick Books
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