An elliptical account of a journey down the Chinese river subtly registers the impact of massive environmental damage
February 2016
Books blog
A bad year for men at the book awards
Frances Hardinge’s Costa success tops off a great year for female authors as diversity rules at the book awards
January 2016
TS Eliot prize row: is winner too young, beautiful - and Chinese?
Katy Evans-Bush
Poet Sarah Howe’s 2016 TS Eliot prize win has been questioned by a sexist and sceptical literary press, but as the activity around the #derangedpoetess hashtag shows, we poets have had enough
The Saturday poem
The Saturday poem: The Walled Garden
by Sarah Howe
The Guardian Books podcast
Poetry, music and identity with Sarah Howe, Emmy the Great and Solomon OB – books podcast
Loop of Jade by Sarah Howe review – the winner of the TS Eliot prize
TS Eliot prize: poet Sarah Howe wins with 'amazing' debut
December 2015
Poet Sarah Howe named young writer of the year
Half-Chinese author’s debut collection Loop of Jade, exploring her dual heritage, praised by judges as ‘a work of astonishing originality’
October 2015
TS Eliot poetry prize shortlist stretches to Jamaica and beyond
Books blog
Stephen Hawking demonstrates Relativity for National Poetry Day
June 2015
The Saturday poem
The Saturday poem: Night in Arizona
Books blog
Emma-Lee Moss: How books took me on a journey back to China
