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Jay Bernard’s ‘personal and brave’ poetry wins Ted Hughes award

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | 3:16 PM

Surge: Side A, an intimate multimedia exploration of 1981 New Cross fire, wins £5,000 prize

Jay Bernard has won the Ted Hughes award for new poetry with the performance Surge: Side A, a multimedia sequence which explores the 1981 New Cross fire.

The £5,000 prize is given to the poet “who has made the most exciting contribution to poetry”, putting published collections alongside live performance, installations and radio pieces.

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