October by Nur Turkmani #Translatedpoetry He provides intimate descriptions of

He provides intimate descriptions of parenthood and descriptions of a Northern Scottish natural world

This is a work of deep and grand importance that has offered the poets the gift of a noble and urgent subject

' Stephen Spender

Sculling by Sophie Dumont (Corsair)

October by Nur Turkmani #Translatedpoetry He provides intimate descriptions ofShortlisted for The Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection 2026 October in Lebanon is heavy with memory. The euphoria of the 2019 revolution feels far away, its anniversaries marked by crisis, war and the genocide in Gaza. Across multiple Octobers, Nur Turkmani meditates on rupture, transformation and the quiet undoing and remaking of relationships during collective catastrophe. Part archive, part love letter, her debut poetry collection holds the