Porter and Jones in the running for UK poetry prize

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 Books+Publishing

Australians Peter Porter and Emma Jones have made the shortlist for Britain's Forward Prizes for Poetry.Porter is nominated for the best poetry collection (worth £10,000 [$20,000]) for Better Than God (Picador). Porter previously won the prize in 2002. Jones is nominated for the Felix Dennis Prize for best first collection...