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The Commonwealth Poetry Prize was an annual poetry prize established in 1972, for a first published book of
English poetry This article focuses on poetry from the United Kingdom written in the English language. The article does not cover poetry from other countries where the English language is spoken, including the Republic of Ireland after December 1922. The earl ...
from a country other than the
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. It was initially administered jointly by the
Commonwealth Institute The Commonwealth Education Trust was a registered charity established in 2007 as the successor trust to the Commonwealth Institute. The trust focuses on primary and secondary education and the training of teachers and invests on educational pr ...
and the National Book League. In 1985 the prize received sponsorship from
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. £11,000 prize money was provided for the prize, which was advertized as "the world's most comprehensive award for poetry". Poems by 35 winners of the prize, each introduced with a brief biographical note, were collected in a 1987 anthology, ''Under another Sky''.
Alastair Niven Alastair Neil Robertson Niven (25 February 1944 – 26 March 2025) was an English literary scholar and author. He wrote books on D. H. Lawrence, Raja Rao, and Mulk Raj Anand, and over the years served as Director General of Africa Centre, Lond ...
, ed., ''Under another sky: an anthology of Commonwealth Poetry Prize winners''. Manchester, England: Carcanet, 1987. The prize was discontinued in 1987, and a
Commonwealth Writers Prize Commonwealth Foundation has presented a number of prizes since 1987. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Best First ...
established in its place.


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{{reflist Awards established in 1972 Awards disestablished in 1987 Commonwealth literary awards Poetry awards