poetry

Briefings to the media before the event had said a poetry reading would be made by the National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa, at the ceremony.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Garmus’ sophomore novel is more of a bildungsroman, the chronicle of a quietly observant boy who is certain of only one thing: that when it comes to poetry, he has perfect pitch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Eliot Prize-winning collection of narrative poetry “The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos”; her haunting accordion-fold elegy, “Nox”; and her widely praised translation of Sappho’s surviving fragments, “If Not, Winter.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Nobel Committee lauded Carson for her distinctive style that mixes classical scholarship, lyric poetry and avant-garde translation, often reimagining ancient Greek mythology and philosophy through a personal, contemporary feminist lens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Do you like to write? Like stories or poetry or anything?”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish