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PBS Launches a New Wild Card Category
The Poetry Book Society is delighted to announce the launch of a new Wild Card category for Poetry Book Society Selec...
Count down to the Winter Bulletin!
The count down is on to our Winter Bulletin mailing in mid-November. We can't wait to share our new look Bulletin w...
Member Blog: Vivien Hamilton on Teaching Poetry to Teenagers
The first in a new series of blog pieces from PBS members
If I’d said, a few weeks ago to my new class of teenage bo...
Poem of the Day: It's Nighttime by Ana Blandiana
It’s Nighttime
It’s nighttime when the bell towers burnFrom so much ringing of the bellsAnd they flutter like giganti...
T S Eliot Shortlist Announced
We're delighted to see five PBS Selections on the T S Eliot prize shortlist! PBS Members can order their copi...
Poem of the Day - Ahren Warner - Hello Your Promise Has Been Extracted
REMEMBER THE DARK. In Vienna, Sekt
fuelled,your sourtongue,the stink of smokedkäse. A pan, girolles burned, butter tu...
Poetry Book Society Student Poetry Prize 2017
Calling all students! We’re delighted to announce our Student Poetry Prize is open until the 13th December.
The Po...
The Ted Hughes Award For New Work in Poetry is open!
We're delighted to be working with the Poetry Society again to offer our members the chance to recommend work to The ...
Happy International Translation Day - Check out our Translation Membership!
Do you love poetry in translation?
Want to keep up to date with the latest translated poetry across a wide range of p...
Announcing our Winter Guest Selection: Alarum by Wayne Holloway-Smith
masculinity as our neighbour’s red and hairy knuckle
masculinit...
Happy National Poetry Day!
For National Poetry Day, we've been exploring the theme of freedom. Here are some of our freedom related favourites f...
The Forward Prizes for Poetry Winners
We're delighted that two PBS selected poets were awarded the Forward Prizes for Poetry last night!
PBS Summer Choice...