TS Eliot prize for poetry 2004
A world of memory
Paul Farley salutes George Szirtes, a worthy winner of the 2004 TS Eliot prize with Reel.
Deeply felt poems clinch Eliot award
George Szirtes, who mastered English after being brought to Britain from Hungary at the age of eight, has beaten nine other authors to take the coveted TS Eliot award.
Inimitable imitations
Tom Paulin's latest collection of poetry, The Road to Inver, is a glorious reminder of his talent, says Ian Sansom.
'It's a slow process'
This week Don Paterson walked away with the £10,000 TS Eliot prize. But when it takes a year to write one poem, it's a tough way to make a living. That's why he teaches, edits, translates and plays in a band. Matt Seaton meets him.