Hannah Sullivan's Poetic Debut 'Three Poems' Wins T.S. Eliot Prize
Hannah Sullivan's debut poetry collection 'Three Poems' (2018) won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2018. The author recounts initial skepticism upon the recommendation from a former Stanford University professor in Siena in 2019, questioning the use of thematic titles in contemporary poetry. The T.S. Eliot Prize list from 1993 to 2025 shows only about 15 out of 330 titles use such formulas.
Key facts
- Hannah Sullivan's 'Three Poems' won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2018.
- The author was initially skeptical about the book's title.
- The recommendation came from a former Stanford University professor in Siena in 2019.
- Only about 15 out of 330 T.S. Eliot Prize titles from 1993 to 2025 use thematic titles.
Entities
Artists
- Hannah Sullivan
Institutions
- Stanford University
- T.S. Eliot Prize
Locations
- Siena
- Italy