Luke Kennard (poet)

Luke Kennard
Luke Kennard at 2026 Hong Kong Book Fair
Born1981 (age 44–45)
OccupationsPoet, critic, novelist and lecturer
AwardsEric Gregory Award
Forward Prize for Poetry

Luke Kennard (born 1981)[1] is a British poet, critic, novelist and lecturer.

He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2005[2] for his first collection The Solex Brothers.[3] His second collection, The Harbour Beyond The Movie, was shortlisted for the 2007 Forward Prize for Best Collection, making him the youngest ever poet to be nominated.[4] In 2014, he was named as one of the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets.[5] His debut novel, The Transition, was published by Fourth Estate in March 2017.[6] The novel was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.[7] His poetry collection Notes on the Sonnets won the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Collection.[8] His novel Black Bag was longlisted for The Booker Prize in July 2026.[9]

Publications

  • The Solex Brothers (2005)
  • The Harbour Beyond The Movie (2007)
  • The Migraine Hotel (2009)
  • Planet Shaped Horse (2011)
  • The Necropolis Boat (2012)
  • Holophin (2012)
  • A Lost Expression (2012)
  • Cain (2016)
  • The Transition (2017)
  • Truffle Hound (2018)
  • The Answer to Everything (2021)[10]
  • Bad Sermons (2021)[11]
  • Notes on the Sonnets (2021)[12]
  • The Book of Jonah (2025)[13]
  • Black Bag (2026)[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Kennard". Poetry International. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Eric Gregory Award Past Winners". The Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Kinson, Sarah (24 June 2008). "Why I Write: Luke Kennard". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Love, Emma (23 September 2007). "Rising star: Luke Kennard, Poet". The Observer. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Poetry Book Society, Next Generation Poets 2014". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Natasha Onwuemezi (9 December 2015). "Luke Kennard's debut novel to Fourth Estate". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Book at Bedtime". BBC Radio 4.
  8. ↑ Flood, Alison (24 October 2021). "Luke Kennard wins Forward poetry prize for 'anarchic' response to Shakespeare". The Guardian.
  9. ↑ Loffhagen, Emma (28 July 2026). "Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Answer to Everything". HarperCollins
  11. ↑ "Bad Sermons". Broken Sleep Books
  12. ↑ "Penned in the Margins | Notes on the Sonnets". Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "The Book of Jonah". Pan Macmillan
  14. ↑ Simon, Scott (14 March 2026). "Author Luke Kennard talks about his novel, 'Black Bag'". NPR. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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