Book Society Recommendation (2004) Whitbread Prize for Poetry (2004) Arts Council Writers Award (2007) Clarion Award for Radio Drama (2008) Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards [with James MacMillan] (2008) Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction [with Paul Farley] (2009) Fellowship of the English Association (2012) Foyles Best Book of Ideas Award [with Paul Farley] (2012) Poetry Book Society Choice (2013) Forward Poetry Prize Best Poetry Collection of the Year (2013) Costa Book Award in Poetry for Drysalter (2013) Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature (2014) Poetry Book Society Special Commendation (2016) Poetry Book Society Recommendation (2017) Poetry Book Society Recommendation (2021) Shortlisted T S Eliot Prize (2001) T S Eliot Prize (2004) Forward Poetry Prize Best Poetry Collection of the Year (2004) Griffin International Poetry Prize (2005) Mental Health Award (for Radio Drama) (2008) Olivier Awards [with James MacMillan] (2012) Ondaatje Prize [with Paul Farley] (2012) T S Eliot Prize (2013) BBC Audio Drama Awards (2014) Best Single Drama for 'The Sleeper' BBC Audio Drama Awards (2015) Best Single Drama for 'Men Who Sleep in Cars' on BBC Radio 4 Tinniswood Award (2015) Best Radio Drama Script for 'Men Who Sleep in Cars' on BBC Radio 4 Portico Prize (2015) T S Eliot Prize (2017) T S Eliot Prize (2021) Works Books Soft Keys, (Secker and Warburg, 1993). Raising Sparks, (Jonathan Cape, 1999). Burning Babylon, (Jonathan Cape, 2001). Lime kilns, (Redundant Press, 2002). Limited edition Her Maker's Maker, (Phoenix Poetry Pamphlets, 2002). Limited edition Corpus, (Jonathan Cape, 2004) (winner of the 2004 Whitbread Poetry Award). The Miracles of Jesus, (Lion Hudson, 2006). . Official tie-in to TV series Patrick's Alphabet, (Jonathan Cape, 2006). Breath, (Jonathan Cape, 2008). The Half Healed, (Jonathan Cape, 2008). Edgelands: Journeys into England's True Wilderness (with Paul Farley), (Jonathan Cape, 2011). Drysalter, (Jonathan Cape, 2013) (winner of the 2013 Costa Poetry Award). Selected Poems, (Jonathan Cape, 2016) Deaths of the Poets, (with Paul Farley), (Jonathan Cape, 2017). Mancunia, (Jonathan Cape, 2017) Takk, (Illustrations by Jake Attree. Published by Andrew J Moorhouse, Fine Press Poetry, 2020) Ransom, (Jonathan Cape, 2021) Selected libretti Clemency (opera) [Royal Opera House][Scottish Opera][Boston Lyric Opera] (composer James MacMillan) (nominated for Olivier Award 2012)The Sleeper (opera) [Welsh National Opera] (composer Stephen Deazley) The Sacrifice [Welsh National Opera] (composer James MacMillan) (winner of RPS Award 2008) Parthenogenesis [widely performed in UK & abroad] (composer James MacMillan) The Birds of Rhiannon [BBC Proms commission] (composer James