was a much easier one, said [Frieda] Hughes, a poet, author and painter herself. "I had imagined, when the judges re-convened, that there would be some heavy debate about the possible winner of this category. But it was unanimous: Mick Imlah's collection, The Lost Leader, 20 years in the coming, is worth the wait."Imlah, 52, picked subjects from sport and whisky to classical mythology and historical figures (including a poem about Gordon Brown, the rugby player) for The Lost Leader, with their defining thread being Scotland.
from The Guardian: Mick Imlah takes Forward prize after 20-year silence
also The Times Literary Supplement: Upwardly Mobile Moral tales
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