Gustav Parker Hibbett’s High Jump as Icarus Story shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Poetry Prize

Gustav Parker Hibbett and their debut collection High Jump as Icarus Story continue to go from strength to strength! We are delighted that High Jump has been shortlisted for the 2025 Seamus Heaney Poetry Prize for a First Collection. Joining Parker on the stellar shortlist are The Butterfly House by Kathryn Bevis; rock flight by Hasib Hourani; The Iron Bridge by Rebecca Hurst; Slip by Amelia Loulli; and Food For the Dead by Charlotte Shevchenko Knight.

Huge thanks to the Seamus Heaney Centre and to the judges Fiona Benson, Fran Brearton and Dawn Watson. The winner will be announced at a special event in the Crescent Arts Centre on 23 June — more details here.