Poet, novelist, musician, and a lecturer, Anthony Joseph won the TS Eliot Prize 2023 for his poetry collection 'Sonnets for Albert'. Joseph was announced as the winner at an awards ceremony which was held at the Wallace Collection in London, UK on January 16, 2022.
Launched in 1993, the TS Eliot prize is given to the best poetry collection published in the year.
In 'Sonnets for Albert', Joseph writes about his complex relationship with his father, who was largely been absent during his growing-up years. The judges described the book as "luminous". The book was also shortlisted for the 2022 Forward Prize for best collection.
This year the panel of judges included: Jean Sprackland- Chair of judges, Hannah Lowe-- winner of Costa book of the year 2021, and Roger Robinson- 2019 TS Eliot prize.
Anthony Joseph's 'Sonnets for Albert' was selected from a shortlist of 10 poetry collections, which included five debut books. Praising the winning book, Jean Sprackland- Chair of judges, said that out of the 10 shortlisted books "our choice is 'Sonnets for Albert', a luminous collection which celebrates humanity in all its contradictions and breathes new life into this enduring form."
Each poet of the shortlisted book receives £1,500, while the winner won £25,000.
Previous winners of the TS Eliot Prize include Anne Carson, Carol Ann Duffy, Ocean Vuong, among others.
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