Kinsella withdraws from T S Eliot prize

12 December 2011 Books+Publishing

Australian poet John Kinsella has withdrawn from the 2011 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry because of ethical concerns about award sponsor Aurum Funds, reports the Bookseller. Kinsella, shortlisted for the £15,000 (approximately A$23,200) prize for his collection Armour (Picador), was one of 10 poets shortlisted for the prize, which is...