Guyana Prize Chairman of the Jury Victor Ramraj in his official report commented on the excellence of the poetry in the Guyana Prize 2010 which prompted the panel to select a shortlist of six books. It was declared a very strong field all with a realistic claim to the title. This was also a statement about Guyanese poetry, its current strength and the notable advance of a number of new poets, poets who have recently joined the establishment, and those who,
