Channel 4 – Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy tells Channel 4 News “every poet must follow their conscience” as the withdrawal of two poets overshadows this year’s TS Eliot Prize for poetry.
“There’s a real feeling of celebration… the brotherhood and sisterhood of poetry,” Carol Ann Duffy told Channel 4 News as eight poets prepare for this year’s TS Eliot Prize. Britain’s poet laureate, and one of the nominees, spoke ahead of tonight’s ceremony to announce the winner. But this year’s event has been overshadowed by the withdrawal of two of the nominees – Alice Oswald and John Kinsella.
