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The Forward Poetry Prizes celebrate poetry across the UK & Ireland. This account’s inactive — find us on Instagram: @forwardprizes
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    Forward Prizes
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    Mar 13
    After some thought, we've decided to leave X, but we're keeping the poetry flowing on Instagram! Get all the latest on the Prizes and connect with the poetry community on our Instagram: @forwardprizes – we’d love to see you there. Thank you for all your support.
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    Sep 18, 2018
    It’s Danez Smith for Don’t Call Us Dead!
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    May 10, 2019
    Twenty seven years ago a "most promising" 29 year old probation officer won one of the very first Forward Prizes for Poetry for his collection 'Kid'. The poet was Simon Armitage, and today he becomes Poet Laureate. So here's looking at you, Kid. With love and admiration from FAF
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    Nov 28, 2022
    The 2022 Forward Prize for Best Collection goes to… ✨ Kim Moore @kimmoorepoet for ‘All The Men I Never Married’ Well done Kim! 🎉 @SerenBooks
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    Oct 24, 2021
    Congratulations to Caleb Femi, our winner for Best First Collection!
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    Oct 24, 2021
    Congratulations to our 2021 Forward Prizes Winners! We hope you enjoyed the night as much as we did.
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    Jun 10, 2020
    The 2020 #ForwardPrizes Best First Collection shortlist: Ella Frears – Shine, Darling Will Harris – RENDANG Rachel Long – My Darling from the Lions Nina Mingya Powles – Magnolia 木蘭 Martha Sprackland – Citadel
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    Oct 25, 2020
    Congratulations to @CarolineBirdUK, @soshunetwork and @Malikabooker and to all of the brilliant poets on all three shortlists! #ForwardPrizes @BookmarkContent
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    Oct 24, 2021
    Congratulations to Nicole Sealey! Our winner for Best Single Poem
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    Oct 25, 2020
    And the winner of the #ForwardPrizes Best Single Poem 2020 is Malika Booker, ‘The Little Miracles’!
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    Oct 16, 2023
    The 2023 #ForwardPrize for Best Single Poem – Written goes to…. Malika Booker @MalikaBooker for ‘Libation’ Pub. By The Poetry Review @PoetrySociety Congratulations Malika! #ForwardPrizes
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    Oct 25, 2020
    And the winner of the #ForwardPrizes for Best Collection 2020, sponsored by @BookmarkContent, is Caroline Bird with The Air Year (@carcanet).
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    Oct 16, 2023
    The 2023 #ForwardPrize for Best Single Poem – Performed goes to…. Bohdan Piasecki @beveryquiet for ‘Almost Certainly’. Congratulations Bohdan for winning the first ever Forward Prize for performed poetry! #ForwardPrizes
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    Oct 16, 2023
    Huge congratulations to all tonight’s winners: Malika Booker @MalikaBooker Bohdan Piasecki @beveryquiet Momtaza Mehri @RuffneckRefugee Jason Allen-Paisant @jallenpaisant And to all who were shortlisted and commended. #ForwardPrizes
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