TS Eliot prize: Second poet withdraws in sponsor protest
John Kinsella joins Alice Oswald in pulling out of shortlist to oppose award's funding by investment firm Aurum
TS Eliot himself worked for Lloyds Bank, but John Kinsella has now become the second poet to withdraw from the prize set up in Eliot's name in protest at its sponsorship by an investment firm.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 7 December, 2011
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