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The Shortest Days [by Elizabeth Burns] is "very concentrated", said judge Richard Price, poet and head of modern British collections at the British Library. "Elizabeth uses a limited, light palette, which creates special, lyrical effects, particularly with her use of snow, and the colour white," he went on. "This is gradually layered across the book, and all the judges felt that the play of light over the whole book was really very moving. It combines skill and direct engagement with the reader."

from The Guardian: Poetry pamphlet award goes to Elizabeth Burns

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