Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for Reworking the Classics

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, 76, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on 8 October 2026. The Swedish Academy in Stockholm praised her bold, inventive body of work — "oeuvre" — for playfully reworking ancient Greek and Roman classics to create new literary forms. She will receive the medal in Stockholm in December.