To have great poets, there must be great audiences (Walt Whitman)

Be part of the great audience - join the Poetry Book Society. Claim your free 30 day trial membership today and receive the latest issue of the Bulletin† and two £10 book vouchers. You'll also receive a hardback edition of Answering Back edited by Carol Ann Duffy.

To claim your free 30 day trial membership, simply complete this form and we'll send you your welcome package. Alternatively, call +44 (0) 207 833 9247 to join by phone.

The PBS offers membership packages for individuals, schools and libraries:

Full membership - £40
The Choice book sent to you each quarter, along with the Bulletin magazine. 25% discounts on thousands of poetry titles, plus access to PBS news, events and offers online.

Education membership - £43

The Choice book sent to you each quarter, along with the Bulletin magazine. Four sets of teaching ideas aimed at students aged 16+. 25% discounts on thousands of poetry titles,35% discounts on class sets of poetry books plus access to PBS news, events and offers online.

Associate membership - £12
The Bulletin magazine sent to you each quarter, 25% discounts on thousands of poetry titles, plus access to PBS news, events and offers online.

Charter membership - £140

The Choice book and 4 Recommendations sent to you each quarter, along with the Bulletin magazine. 25% discounts on thousands of poetry titles, plus access to PBS news, events and offers online.

International membership

All of the above membership packages are available to poetry lovers overseas at the following rates:

Via surface mail: Full £50; Education £53; Associate £14; Charter £155

Via airmail: Full £58; Education £61; Associate £17; Charter £185

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†The Bulletin is the PBS quarterly magazine for members, sent out in February, May, August and November. It features in-depth reviews of the Choice book, four Recommendations, the Special Commendation, Recommended Translation and Pamphlet Choice, written by our selectors, as well as the poets' own comment on their new work. The rest of the magazine is written in-house by our dedicated editorial team and features reviews of the other best new books of the quarter, poetry from many of the featured books, member offers and comprehensive listings of all the poetry being published that quarter. To read a back issue of the Bulletin, click here.