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January 19, 2026
Karen Solie’s Wellwater wins TS Eliot poetry prize
Poet’s sixth collection explores the destruction of the natural world, with a perspective shaped by her upbringing in rural Canada
TL;DR
- Karen Solie won the 2025 TS Eliot poetry prize for her collection Wellwater.
- The collection focuses on the destruction of the natural world.
- Wellwater co-won the Forward prize for best collection in October.
- Solie will receive £25,000 from the TS Eliot Foundation.
- The judging panel praised the collection's ironic humor and balanced sentiments.
- Themes include environmental destruction, shaped by Solie's upbringing in Saskatchewan.
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