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PBS GIFT GUIDE #4: GYLES BRANDRETH'S ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS TO READ, RELISH & RECITE
Posted on December 09 2019
Next up in The PBS Gift Guide's Top 10 Poetry Book Gifts for this Christmas is Dancing by the Light of the Moon by Gyles Brandreth. TV and radio star Gyles...
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PBS GIFT GUIDE #3: CAROL ANN DUFFY'S COLLECTED POEMS
Posted on December 08 2019
The next gift in our Poetry Book Society Gift Guide is this beautiful hardback Collected Poems by Carol Ann Duffy celebrating her ten distinguished years as Poet Laureate. Perfect for...
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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: RUNNER-UP SARAH WIMBUSH
Posted on December 08 2019
Our next runner-up is Sarah Wimbush, who previously won the 2016 competition. Malika writes that The Ring is 'an evocative playful portrait of a person, culture and lifestyle. Each line of...
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PBS GIFT GUIDE #2: SNOW POEMS
Posted on December 07 2019
The appeal of snow must have something to do with childhood – the excitement of waking up to a white world and placing our wellies into cold crunchiness. As adults...
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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: RUNNER UP ELOISE BIRTWHISTLE
Posted on December 07 2019
We're very pleased to present runner-up Eloise Birtwhistle's Metastasis. Malika Booker writes: 'Eloise Birtwhistle describes nature and the seasons effortlessly, yet the title and use of adjectives like: heaves, bruise and...
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THE PBS GIFT GUIDE #1: CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Posted on December 06 2019
This year we're presenting 10 carefully curated hand-picked poetry favourites in the PBS Poetry Gift Guide. First up it's Christmas Spirit, an anthology of poems to warm your heart by Candlestick...
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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: UNPUBLISHED POET PRIZE ERIN COPPIN
Posted on December 06 2019
Runner-up Erin Coppin received this year's special Unpublished Poet Prize for being previously unpublished at the point of submission. Malika Booker described this piece as a 'sparse powerful poem that hinges...
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PBS GIFT MEMBERSHIP
Posted on December 06 2019
Treat your loved one to a whole year of poetry parcels this Christmas with PBS Gift Membership! Simply order a gift membership here and we'll send you a free poetry gift...
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THE PBS 2019 GIFT GUIDE
Posted on December 06 2019
Visit the PBS Gift Guide Collection and order all of these books with your 25% PBS Member discount.
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RAYMOND ANTROBUS WINS SUNDAY TIMES AWARD
Posted on December 06 2019
We're delighted to see that Raymond Antrobus, whose work we've championed since his 2018 PBS Choice, has won the 2019 Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year...
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SPRING 2020 SNEAK PREVIEW
Posted on December 05 2019
We're so excited to announce our Spring 2020 selections The PBS Choice goes to Rendang, the first full length collection by Will Harris and our Spring recommendations range from an...
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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: THIRD PRIZE ALEX TOMS
Posted on December 05 2019
The 3rd Prize in the Women's Poetry Competition was awarded to Alex Toms, judge Malika Booker commeting: 'The lyric’s power lies in the contrast between two voices, the mythical character...
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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: SECOND PRIZE JACQUELINE SAPHRA
Posted on December 04 2019
2019 women's poetry competition judge Malika booker awarded 2nd prize to 'Fishwife' by Jacqueline Saphra, saying: 'the second place poem is structurally composed around such visceral and guttural sonic quality,...
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WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED: FIRST PRIZE REGI CLAIRE
Posted on December 03 2019
We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition. We had some fantastic entries this year, our judge Malika Booker claimed: "The poems submitted were brave, experimental,...
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NEW WELSH AWARDS
Posted on December 01 2019
Our friends at New Welsh Review regularly feature lots of recent PBS Selections such as Zoë Brigley. We're delighted to see that they have announced their #NewWelshAwards 2020: Rheidol Prize...
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IN MEMORY OF CLIVE JAMES
Posted on November 29 2019
The Australian poet and critic Clive James sadly passed away aged 80 earlier this week. His latest poetry collections look back over an extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and...
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THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY! OUR ANTIDOTE TO BLACK FRIDAY
Posted on November 27 2019
Tomorrow is the commercial craziness of Black Friday so we're launching the perfect antidote to all that mindless consumerism with our very own Thoughtful Thursday! Instead of frantically purchasing pointless products, why...
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2019 Costa Poetry Award Shortlist
Posted on November 27 2019
We're delighted to see two recent PBS recommendations Jay Bernard and Mary Jean Chan on the 2019 Costa Poetry Award shortlist. Surge by Jay Bernard (Chatto & Windus) Flèche by Mary Jean...
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MEET THE ARTIST: WINTER BULLETIN
Posted on November 18 2019
We're delighted to reveal that our Winter Bulletin cover artist will be the poet Angela T Carr. Angela's mindful ink drawing 'Breath' will be gracing the cover of our Winter Bulletin....
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TRANSLATION THURSDAY: JAPAN FOCUS
Posted on November 14 2019
THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTHLast week, I followed the poet Bashō to Japan for a spot of momijigari - autumnal maple leaf viewing - tea and temples. Here are...
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POEM OF THE DAY: FOR THE FLOODED
Posted on November 14 2019
Today's poem of the day is dedicated to all those who are flooded in the UK today. This extract from a longer sequence called Adda is taken from the eerily...
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NEW ISHION HUTCHINSON PAMPHLET ESSAY
Posted on November 13 2019
We're delighted to hear that our friends at NCLA have published this powerful pamphlet on Frederick Douglass, written by Ishion Hutchison, as part of a lecture originally delivered...
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TOP HALLOWEEN POETRY FOR 2019
Posted on October 29 2019
The evocative power of poetry is well-suited to the uncanny, the macabre, the gothic, and the unnerving. This year there's been some excellent offerings from the world of dark poetry,...
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CIARAN CARSON OBITUARY
Posted on October 29 2019
We were saddened to hear about the death of the poet Ciaran Carson, who came to the Newcastle Poetry Festival last year. Throughout his life Carson won several literary awards, including...
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ANNOUNCING THE WINTER PAMPHLET CHOICE
Posted on October 22 2019
We're delighted to announce our Winter 2019 Pamphlet Choice will be And They Are Covered in Gold Light by Amy Acre, published by Bad Betty Press. We're especially excited...
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FORWARD PRIZE WINNERS
Posted on October 21 2019
The Forward Prizes were announced last night at the Southbank centre to a packed audience in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. This year’s five-strong judging panel – included recent PBS poets Tara...
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RAYMOND ANTROBUS' SHELFIE
Posted on October 17 2019
We loved this Waterstone's Shelfie video featuring recent PBS Choice Raymond Antrobus discussing his favourite poetry books from Kei Miller to Hannah Lowe's Chan. Don't forget PBS Members can order...
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T S ELIOT PRIZE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Posted on October 17 2019
Our friends at the T S Eliot Foundation have announced the prestigious T S Eliot shortlist! We're delighted to see six recent PBS Selections on the shortlist this year, including...
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ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU'S WATERSTONES SHELFIE
Posted on October 07 2019
We were delighted to hear our PBS Wild Card Selector Anthony Anaxagorou give a shout-out to the Poetry Book Society in this Waterstones Shelfie on their youtube channel. Have a watch...
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HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY
Posted on October 03 2019
Happy National Poetry Day fellow poetry fans! This year we’re celebrating in Oxford with a NPD PBS showcase featuring the incredible Anthony Anaxagorou and Mary Jean Chan. The event is...
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JEN CAMPBELL’S PBS AUTUMN VLOG
Posted on September 30 2019
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PBS NATIONAL POETRY DAY SHOWCASE
Posted on September 27 2019
We're so excited to reveal the PBS is off on tour again and this year's National Poetry Day PBS Showcase will be held at Blackwell's Oxford featuring two poets who, in keeping...
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PUBLISHING IN TRANSLATION CONFERENCE
Posted on September 26 2019
PUBLISHING IN TRANSLATION CONFERENCE This week we're very sorry to say goodbye to our wonderful Translation Specialist Cristina who has done a brilliant job of showcasing the poetry in translation from across the...
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1 DAY TO GO: WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZES
Posted on September 15 2019
It's the final push for your Mslexia & PBS Women's Poetry Prize entries. Here's last year's poetry prize winner Penny Boxall with her winning poem to inspire you! You can...
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2 DAYS TO GO: WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZES
Posted on September 14 2019
There are only two days left to enter the PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Prizes! Today's #Poetips video reveal comes from the wonderful poet Kris Johnson. Here she is reading her poem...
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3 DAYS TO GO: WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZES
Posted on September 13 2019
The final countdown is upon us. It's your last weekend to enter the PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Prizes. In today's video reveal we're in conversation with local Newcastle University...
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WINTER 19 SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED
Posted on September 13 2019
The Poetry Book Society (PBS) is delighted to announce that independent presses are leading the way in the PBS Winter 2019 Selections. For the first time, emerging Scottish publisher Blue...
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4 DAYS TO GO: MSLEXIA & PBS PRIZES
Posted on September 12 2019
The countdown continues! There are only 4 days left to enter the PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Prizes! Today's top #poetips come from the Gold Medal Prize winner for Poetry...
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ZAFFAR ON RADIO 4
Posted on September 12 2019
Recent PBS Wild Card Choice Zaffar Kunial was on Radio 4's Today Programme this morning discussing his new cricket inspired pamphlet Six and his exciting new role as Poet in Residence...
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FRANK ORMSBY NAMED IRELAND PROFESSOR OF POETRY
Posted on September 12 2019
FRANK Ormsby has been awarded the prestigious position of The Ireland Professor of Poetry by President Michael D Higgins. Frank Ormsby is the eighth person to hold the three-year position which...
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5 DAYS TO GO: SKY HAWKINS ON EDITING
Posted on September 11 2019
Only 5 days to go until the PBS & Mslexia #WomensPoetryPrizes close on the 16th September. Keep a look out on our social media and website for a daily video reveal...
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TRANSLATING BRECHT, A POET FOR OUR TIMES - 1ST OCTOBER 2019
Posted on September 11 2019
Are you a poetry in translation fan? If you are in London on 1st October 2019, here is the event for you: Translating Brecht, A Poet For Our Times, a...
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#POETIPS 2019: DEGNA STONE
Posted on September 11 2019
#PoeTips are back! This time bigger and better, with more advice from your favourite poets. This blog post is one of a series in which we interview...
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6 DAYS TO GO: WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZES
Posted on September 10 2019
The countdown is on to the Mslexia & PBS Women's Poetry Prizes deadline. There are only 6 Days left to get your entries in! Each day we're revealing a...
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7 DAYS TO GO: #POETIPS VIDEOS LYDIA KENNAWAY
Posted on September 09 2019
There's less than a week left to enter the Mslexia and PBS Women's Poetry Prizes before entries close on the 16th September. In this final countdown week we'll be revealing plenty of...
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#POETIPS 2019: RACHAEL ALLEN
Posted on September 04 2019
#PoeTips are back! This time bigger and better, with more advice from your favourite poets. This blog post is one of a series in which we interview poets...
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WOMEN POETS IN CONVERSATION
Posted on August 30 2019
We've had some fantastic opportunities lately to interview and record readings with local poets from the North of England, as part of a sequence to promote our Women's Poetry Prizes. Last...
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TRANSLATION THURSDAY: POEMS ABOUT LANGUAGE AND PLACE. NESS OWEN AND SIAN NORTHEY ON MAMIAITH
Posted on August 29 2019
New from Arachne Press this month is Mamiaith by Ness Owen: a book exploring concepts such as family, motherhood, place and belonging. While mainly written in English, five of the...
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