Luke Kennard
| Luke Kennard | |
|---|---|
 Kennard in 2026 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 44â45) Kingston upon Thames, Ingland |
| Thrift | Poet, critic, novelist an lecturer |
| Notable awairds | Eric Gregory Award Forward Prize for Best Collection |
Luke Kennard (born 1981)[1] is a Breetish poet, critic, novelist an lecturer. He wis the youngest poet iver tae be nominatit for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, an his novel Black Bag wis on the short leet for the 2026 Booker Prize.[2]
Early life an eddication
[eedit | edit soorce]Kennard wis born in Kingston upon Thames an grew up in Luton.[3] He studied Inglis an Creative Writin at the University of Exeter, whaur he got his BA, MA an PhD.[4] He lectures in Creative Writin at the University of Birmingham.[4]
Career
[eedit | edit soorce]Kennard wan an Eric Gregory Award in 2005[5] for his first collection, The Solex Brothers.[6] His seicont collection, The Harbour Beyond The Movie, wis on the short leet for the 2007 Forward Prize for Best Collection, that makkit him the youngest poet iver tae be nominatit.[7] In 2014 he wis named ane o the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets.[8]
His first novel, The Transition, wis published bi Fourth Estate in Mairch 2017,[9] an wis a Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4.[10] His poetry collection Notes on the Sonnets wan the Forward Prize for Best Collection in 2021.[11] His novel Black Bag cam oot in 2026[12] an wis on the short leet for the Booker Prize.[2]
Warks
[eedit | edit soorce]- The Solex Brothers (2005)
- The Harbour Beyond The Movie (2007)
- The Migraine Hotel (2009)
- Planet Shaped Horse (2011)
- The Necropolis Boat (2012)
- Holophin (2012)
- A Lost Expression (2012)
- Cain (2016)
- The Transition (2017)
- Truffle Hound (2018)
- The Answer to Everything (2021)
- Bad Sermons (2021)
- Notes on the Sonnets (2021)
- The Book of Jonah (2025)
- Black Bag (2026)
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- â "Luke Kennard". Poetry International. Archived frae the original on 12 Julie 2012. Retrieved 2 Mey 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- 1 2 "Here's the shortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize". Literary Hub. 22 September 2026. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
- â Luke Kennard at The Poetry Society.
- 1 2 "Professor Luke Kennard BA Hons, MA, PhD". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- â "Eric Gregory Award Past Winners". The Society of Authors. Archived frae the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 2 Mey 2015.
- â Kinson, Sarah (24 Juin 2008). "Why I Write: Luke Kennard". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 Mey 2015.
- â Love, Emma (23 September 2007). "Rising star: Luke Kennard, Poet". The Observer. Retrieved 2 Mey 2015.
- â "The Poetry Book Society, Next Generation Poets 2014". Archived frae the original on 5 December 2014.
- â Onwuemezi, Natasha (9 December 2015). "Luke Kennard's debut novel to Fourth Estate". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 Julie 2016.
- â "Book at Bedtime". BBC Radio 4.
- â Flood, Alison (24 October 2021). "Luke Kennard wins Forward poetry prize for 'anarchic' response to Shakespeare". The Guardian.
- â Simon, Scott (14 Mairch 2026). "Author Luke Kennard talks about his novel, 'Black Bag'". NPR (in Inglis). Retrieved 20 Mairch 2026.
