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Founded by T S Eliot in 1953, the Poetry Book Society (PBS) is an organisation devoted to developing and maintaining a readership for poetry in the U.K. The PBS offers the best new contemporary poetry to its members.
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poetry - dedicated readers, occasional browsers and absolute beginners. We provide
information, advice and discounts on poetry books to suit your needs, whatever
your taste. Every quarter we publish the Bulletin, the definitive review of new poetry books in the U.K. Click here to read a recent issue of the Bulletin. PBS members can now read a fully navigable version of the Bulletin online by logging in to the PBS Members' site (click on the link to the left of this page to log in).
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PBS Poem of the month
Occupations of Bridewell
The loafers, the forgers, the feckless, the fickle,
The vagabond that will abide in no place,
The rioter that consumeth all,
Shall make tennis balls, bonnets, featherbeds and lace.
Ruffians, cutpurses and dissolute women
Shall find there a fresh field of exercise
Spinning wealth from packthread or cotton
So out of crime may come forth merchandise
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