[New-Poetry] newcomer takes Eliot prize

[jforjames at aol.com]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/12/jen-hadfield-ts-eliot-prize1


A relative newcomer to poetry who has been widely praised for her passion and awareness of the natural world has tonight won one of the genre's grandest awards – the TS Eliot prize for poetry.


Shetland-based Jen Hadfield was given a cheque for £15,000 but she will doubtless be just as grateful for the sales and profile boost that winning the prize will bring about.

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