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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 was awarded to Anne Carson “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
Anne Carson, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, understands that sometimes the most powerful thing a poet can say is nothing at all, writes Spencer Klavan.
By Adina Bresge Anne Carson, who honed her mastery of the classics at the University of Toronto before giving them new life in the modern age, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. A Canadian poet and essayist who earned three U of T degrees, Carson is the second Canadian woman – and first U of T alumna – to win the…