Anthony Joseph has won the TS Eliot prize for his collection Sonnets for Albert.

The prize is £25,000 (A$43,850) and is viewed as the most important British poetry prize.

Joseph won from a shortlist of 10. According to judge Jean Sprackland, ‘Each of the 10 books on this year’s shortlist spoke powerfully to us in its own distinctive voice. From this strong field our choice is Anthony Joseph’s Sonnets for Albert. A luminous collection which celebrates humanity in all its contradictions and breathes new life into this enduring form.’

Joelle Taylor won the previous year for her collection C+nto & Othered Poems.

See Anthony Joseph’s Instagram page here.