Clever, funny and a great sportsman, Mick Imlah was also one of the finest poets of his time. On the eve of the publication of his Selected Poems, Alan Hollinghurst celebrates his life and work
January 2009
Mick Imlah
Obituary: Poet acclaimed for the startling originality and emotional range of his work
Mick Imlah
One of the most respected poets of his generation, and a passionate editor and critic
Books blog
Mick Imlah's death is a multiple loss to poetry
Poet Mick Imlah dies, aged 52
Railway Children by Mick Imlah
October 2008
Imlah leads TS Eliot prize shortlist
News: Mick Imlah's first collection for 20 years is the favourite to win this year's TS Eliot prize for poetry
Guelf by Mick Imlah
Love moves the family, but hate makes the better soldier; why would the boxer scatter his purse ...
Mick Imlah takes Forward prize after 20-year silence
News: Two decades in the making, The Lost Leader takes £10,000 award after unanimous acclaim from judges
June 2008
Brave hearts
In praise of a proper Charlie
September 2000
Taking tincture with 'Claret Colquhoun'
Douglas Galbraith puts himself amongst the very best of historical novelists with The Rising Sun
May 2000
Tales from the cryptic
The Complete Poems of William Empson is short on poetry and long on notes
April 1999
Hating your father
Hating your father can give you some great material for poetry. But what do you do for inspiration when he's dead? Mick Imlah reviews Approximately Nowhere by Michael Hofmann and John Kinsella reviews Wooroloo by Frieda Hughes.
