Gustav Parker Hibbett’s High Jump as Icarus Story shortlisted for the John Pollard International Poetry Prize

We’re thrilled that High Jump as Icarus Story, Gustav Parker Hibbett’s incredible debut collection, has been shortlisted for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2025, awarded annually for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.

Valued at €10,000, the prize is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation, and administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Trinity in April 2025.

The shortlist is as follows:

• Christine Roseeta Walker, Coco Island (Carcanet Press)

• Gboyega Odubanjo, Adam (Faber and Faber)

• Gustav Parker Hibbett, High Jump as Icarus Story (Banshee Press)

• Scott McKendry, Gub (Corsair Poetry)

• Erin Marie Lynch, Removal Acts (Graywolf Press)

Huge congratulations, Parker!