The Michael Murphy Memorial Prize

I have been meaning to update the blog recently, but here's a short entry with some good news! Yesterday my book 'Melanchrini' was shortlisted for the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize. I'm really excited to be on a list with some incredible poets and also really happy for my publisher Nine Arches Press who also have Alistair Noon on the list as well. They have been wonderfully supportive. Also honoured to have been shorlisted for an award in memory of the poet Michael Murphy, who died in 2009.

The official website is here

Here are all the shortlisted poets:

• James Brookes, SINS OF THE LEOPARD (Salt)
• Oli Hazzard, BETWEEN TWO WINDOWS (Carcanet)
• Judith Jedamus, THE SWERVE (Carcanet)
• William Letford, BEVEL (Carcanet)
• Alistair Noon, EARTH RECORDS (Nine Arches)
• Michelle O'Sullivan, THE BLUE END OF THE STARS (Gallery)
• Maria Taylor, MELANCHRINI (Nine Arches)
• Ahren Warner, CONFER (Bloodaxe)