December 31st, 2009
For his book Rain, Scottish poet Don Paterson was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry (Buckingham Palace). Carol Ann Duffy, who chaired the judging panel, said Paterson’s work was “poetry of bravery and conviction”. The medal, which was established in 1933, recognises excellence in poetry published in the last year. Previous recipients included Sir John Betjeman, Ted Hughes, WH Auden and Stevie Smith.
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