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Join our global poetry community today and discover the world of contemporary poetry. The Poetry Book Society was founded by TS Eliot to share the joy of poetry. We truly believe poetry has the power to transform lives, uplift and inspire. Our members enjoy a year of thoughtful and thought-provoking poetry books, curated by experts and delivered straight to their door, alongside our lively quarterly poetry magazine and 25% off all poetry books on our website. Let's make this your year of poetry: a chance to read deeply and see the world anew.
SPRING 2025 SELECTIONS
I have been a member of the Poetry Book Society for over ten years, and I am always overjoyed to receive the PBS choice in the post each quarter. It always feels like Christmas, when the most dynamic and hottest poetry collections arrive through my letterbox. Books inevitably sure to make some of the shortlists of the top poetry prizes. I have to admit though that the bonus is the booklet/magazine with articles about the recommended collections and a list of books published that quarter. I can always keep up to date - I actually believe the Poetry Book Society is necessary to the ecology
of poetry sector.
MALIKA BOOKER
Forward Prize winning poet
As someone always on the look-out for the most exciting new poetry, I turn to the Poetry Book Society’s recommendations. The PBS ‘Choice’ is something striking every time; thanks to it, I’ve made some treasured discoveries over the last couple of years. For people who want to keep abreast of the best poetry being written today, I can’t recommend a PBS subscription enough. And if you know someone who’s a poetry lover, what an amazing Christmas gift a subscription would be!
Jason Allen-Paisant
T.S. Eliot Prize Winner
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PBS Events
PBS SPRING SHOWCASE
Thursday 27th February 2025 at the Culture Lab, 7pm, Newcastle Uni. Free but book here.
Join NCLA and the Poetry Book Society to celebrate the Spring 2025 Selections, toast the new PBS Selector - award-winning writer Yomi Ṣode - and launch Strange Beach by Oluwaseun (Seun) Olayiwola - the very first title in Fitzcarraldo’s new poetry series. Poet and choreographer Seun explores themes of queer Black masculinity, death, family and love in this deft and philosophical debut. Impassioned, insightful and electric, Yomi Ṣode’s Manorism delves into Black British lives, art, belonging and inheritance. Don’t miss this thought-provoking evening with two rising poetry stars.
PBS WINTER SHOWCASE
Thursday 21st November 2024 at the Culture Lab, 7pm. Free.
Join us at 7pm at the Culture Lab at Newcastle University for our Autumn PBS Showcase in partnership with NCLA, featuring Romalyn Ante and Roy McFarlane on the 21st November at Newcastle University. Book your free ticket here.
THE PBS PODCAST
