The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize is an annual award for "an outstanding debut poetry book collection by a poet, in the English language". [1] [2]
The monetary reward is € 10,000 and is restricted to single-authored books of at least 48 pages. [1] It is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation and administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre of Trinity College Dublin. [1]
Year | Author | Work | References |
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2019 | Hannah Sullivan | Three Poems | [3] |
2020 | Isabel Galleymore | Significant Other | [4] |
2021 | Diane Louie | Fractal Shores | [5] |
2022 | Gail McConnell | The Sun Is Open | [6] |
2023 | Victoria Adukwei Bulley | Quiet | [7] |
2024 | Patrick James Errington | the swailing | [8] |
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