The Poetry Trust announced the shortlist:
Christian Campbell - Running the Dusk
Robert Dickinson - Micrographia
Sheila Hillier - A Quechua Confession Manual
Katharine Towers - The Floating Man
Sam Willetts - New Light for the Old Dark
Tony Williams - The Corner of Arundel Lane and Charles Street
This year's winner will be announced at the start of the 22nd Aldeburgh Poetry Festival on Friday 5 November 2010.
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