The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets are annual awards for pamphlets published in the UK. The awards aim to promote the pamphlet form and to enable poets and publishers to develop and continue creating. Since their inception, they have grown to include three annual awards, for "Poetry Pamphlet", "Publisher" and "Illustration", carrying prizes of up to £5,000, and awarding places on "The Michael Marks Poets in Residence Program" in Greece. Additional awards have included the "Poetry Pamphlet in a Celtic Language" and, as of 2022, the Environmental Poet of the Year prize.

The awards were founded in 2009 by the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, in a collaboration with the British Library that continues to this day. They are funded entirely by the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and are enabled through partnerships between the British Library, the Wordsworth Trust, The TLS and the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies, and in association with the National Library of Wales and the National Library of Scotland. As of 2012, the awards have been administered by Wordsworth Trust. The Michael Marks Charitable Trust was established in 1966 by the late Lord Marks, 2nd Baron of Broughton.[1] Both awards carry a prize of £5,000.[2]

The Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney praised the prize's establishment:

These inspired awards recognise that the pamphlet has a fundamental importance in literary culture far exceeding anything suggested by the dictionary – "a brief publication, generally having a paper cover". For many of the best poets now writing it was not only their first means of distribution but the first ratification of their gift."[3]

Winners and nominees

The award recognises an outstanding work of poetry published in pamphlet form – defined by the Awards as containing no more than 36 pages – in the UK.[4]

The following is a list of shortlisted pamphlets. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year.

Year Author Title Publisher Ref(s) Judges
2009Elizabeth BurnsThe Shortest DaysGaldragon Press[2]
Polly AtkinBone SongAussteiger Publications
Siobhán CampbellThat Water Speaks in TonguesTemplar Poetry
Sarah JacksonMilkPighog Press
Kate PottsWhichever musicTall Lighthouse
seekers of licequotself-published
2010Selima HillAdvice on Wearing Animal PrintsFlarestack Poets[5]
Tom ChiversThe Terrors Nine Arches Press
David HartThe Titanic Café closes its doors and hits the rocks Nine Arches Press
Hugh McMillanDevorgilla's Bridge Roncadora Press
Richard MoorheadThe Reluctant Vegetarian Oystercatcher Press
Nii Ayikwei Parkesballast: a remixTall Lighthouse
2011James McGonigallCloud PibrochMariscat[6]
Neil AddisonApocapulcoSalt Publishing
Simon ArmitageThe Motorway Service Station as a Destination in its Own RightSmith/Doorstop
Sean Burnmo thunderThe Knives, Forks and Spoons Press
Olive BroderickDarkhairedTemplar Poetry
Ralph HawkinsHappy Whale Fat SmileOystercatcher Press
2012Róisín TierneyDream EndingsRack Press[7]
Paul BentleyLargoSmith/Doorstop
Douglas DunnInvisible InkMariscat Press
Charlotte GannThe Long WomanPighog Press
MaitreyabandhuThe BondSmith/Doorstop
2013David ClarkeGaudFlarestack Poets[8]
  • Tanya Kirk
  • Thea Lenarduzzi
  • Judy Brown
Kim LaskyPetrol Cyan ElectricSmith/Doorstop
Kim MooreIf We Could Speak Like WolvesSmith/Doorstop
Ben ParkerThe Escape ArtistsTall Lighthouse
Neil RollinsonTalking DeadAussteiger Publications
Chrissy WilliamsFlying into the BearHappenStance Press
2014Laura ScottWhat I SawThe Rialto (poetry magazine)[9][10]
  • Zaffar Kunial
  • Tanya Kirk
  • Andrew McCulloch
Christine de LucaDat Trickster SunMariscat Press
Mimi KhalvatiEarthshineSmith Doorstop
Ian McMillanJazz PeasSmith/Doorstop Press
Richard MoorheadThe Word MuseumFlarestack Poets
Samantha Wynne-RhyderrchLime and WinterRack Press
2015Gill McEvoyThe First TellingHappenStance Press[11][12]
Alan JenkinsClutag Five Poems Series No. 2Clutag Press
Anja KonigAdvice for an Only Childflipped eye publishing (flap pamphlet series)
Peter RileyThe Ascent of Kinder ScoutLongbarrow Press
David TaitThree Dragon DaySmith/Doorstop Press
2016Richard ScottWoundThe Rialto
Polly Clark A Handbook for the Afterlife. Templar Poetry
Fiona Moore Night Letter HappenStance Press
Camille Ralphs Malkin Emma Press
Lizzi Thistlethwayte Angels and Other Diptera Water Flag Press
2017Charlotte WettonI Refuse to Turn into a HatstandCalder Valley Press.
  • Leaf Arbuthnot
  • Phil Hatfield
  • Ruth Padel
  • Sir Nicholas Penny
Natacha Bryan If I Talked Everything my Eyes Saw. Gatehouse Press Lighthouse.
Alyson Hallett Toots Mariscat Press
Theophilus Kwek The First Five Storms Smith/Doorstop
Phoebe Stuckes Gin & Tonic Smith/Doorstop
2018Carol RumensBezdelkiThe Emma Press
    Gina Wilson It Was and It Wasn't Mariscat Press
    Rakhshan Rizwan Paisley The Emma Press
    Ian Parks If Possible (Cavafy Poems) Calder Valley Poetry
    Liz Berry The Republic of Motherhood Chatto & Windus
    2019Rowan EvansThe last verses of BeccánGuillemot Press
    Seán Hewitt Lantern Offord Road Books
    Anita Pati Dodo provocateur The Rialto
    Declan Ryan Fighters, losers New Walk Editions
    Morgan Owen moroedd/dŵr Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp
    2020Paul MuldoonBingeThe Lifeboat[13]
    Gail McConnell Fothermather Ink Sweat and Tears Press
    Jamie McKendrick The years Arc Publications
    Sarah Wimbush Bloodlines Seren
    Alycia Pirmohamed Hinge ignitionpress
    Rhys Iowerth Carthen denau Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp
    2021Gboyega OdubanjoAunty uncle poemsThe Poetry Business[14]
    Fiona Benson Ariadne Broken Sleep Books
    Holly Singlehurst The sky turned thick as honey The Rialto
    Matthew Hollis Leaves Hazel Press
    Selima Hill Fridge The Rialto
    Hugo Williams Badlands Mariscat Press
    Leontia Flynn Nina Simone is singing Mariscat Press
    2022Shane McCraeHex and Other PoemsBad Betty Press[15]
    Naush Sabah Litanies Guillemot Press
    Maya C Popa Dear Life Smith/Doorstop
    Matthew Haigh Vampires Bad Betty Press
    Tomi Adegbayibi Colours & Tea (Human) Muscaliet Press
    John Burnside Apostasy Dare-Gale Press
    • 2016 shortlist announcement.[16] Winner announcement.[17] Wound, by Richard Scott.
    • 2017 shortlist announcement.[18] Winner announcement.[19] I Refuse to Turn into a Hatstand, by Charlotte Wetton.

    Michael Marks Publishers' Award

    The Michael Marks Publishers' Award recognises an outstanding UK publisher of poetry in pamphlet form.

    The following is a list of shortlisted publishers. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year.

    Year Publisher Ref(s) Judges
    2009Oystercatcher Press
    HappenStance Press
    Tall Lighthouse
    Templar Poetry
    2010HappenStance Press
    Oystercatcher Press
    Templar Poetry
    Veer Books
    2011Crater Press
    Kater Murr's Press
    The Knives, Forks and Spoons Press
    Mariscat Press
    Roncadora Press
    2012Smith/Doorstop
    Donut Press
    Pighog Press
    Rack Press
    2013Flarestack Poets
    • Tanya Kirk
    • Thea Lenarduzzi
    • Judy Brown
    Mariscat Press
    Rack Press
    Pighog Press
    Shearsman Books
    2014Rack Press[9][20]
    • Zaffar Kunial
    • Tanya Kirk
    • Andrew McCulloch
    Emma Press
    flipped eye publishing
    Smith/Doorstop Press
    Shearsman Books
    2015Mariscat Press[12][11]
    Eyewear Publishing
    Smith Doorstop
    The Emma Press

    Award for Poetry in a Celtic Language

    In 2019, the inaugural Michael Marks Award for Poetry in a Celtic Language was awarded to Morgan Owen for his pamphlet moroedd/dŵr, published by Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp.[21]

    References

    1. ↑ "The Organisations behind the Awards", British Library, 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
    2. 1 2 Alison Flood (25 June 2009). "Poetry pamphlet award goes to Elizabeth Burns". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
    3. ↑ "Homepage: Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets". Retrieved 29 August 2022.
    4. ↑ "The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2011". Poetry Book Society. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
    5. ↑ "The Michael Marks awards for poetry pamphlets shortlist". The Guardian. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
    6. ↑ "Michael Marks Award Winners". Poetry Book Society. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
    7. ↑ "Reality and Hyperreality". The Swan Sea Bay. August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
    8. ↑ Mika Ross-Southall (21 November 2013). "The wee malt". TLS. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    9. 1 2 "2014 Winners". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
    10. ↑ "2014 Shortlist". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
    11. 1 2 "2015 Winners". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
    12. 1 2 "2015 Shortlist". wordsworth.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
    13. ↑ "The 2020 Shortlists".
    14. ↑ "The 2021 Shortlists".
    15. ↑ "The 2022 Shortlists".
    16. ↑ "Countdown to the 2016 Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets". British Library. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
    17. ↑ "Richard Scott and Emma Press win £5000 Michael Marks Awards". Poetry Society. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
    18. ↑ "Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets". British Library. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
    19. ↑ "The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2017". Wordsworth Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
    20. ↑ "2015 Publisher Shortlist". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
    21. ↑ "Gwobr genedlaethol i fardd ifanc o Ferthyr Tudful". BBC Cymru Fyw. 11 December 2019.
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