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POEM OF THE WEEK: NOTES ON THE SONNETS
From Notes on the Sonnets by Luke Kennard, PBS Summer recommendation. Available to pre-order here with 25% off.
MEET LUKE KENNARD: PBS RECOMMENDATION
"I wrote a draft of the first poem, ‘Sonnet 66’, while I was at a house party surrounded by men who work in the vide...
NEW AMANDA GORMAN BOOK RELEASED
Amanda Gorman's powerful and historic poem 'The Hill We Climb,' read at President Joe Biden's inauguration, is now a...
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI OBITUARY
Try to Praise the Mutilated WorldTry to praise the mutilated world.Remember June's long days,and wild strawberries, d...
MARVIN THOMPSON WINS THE NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION
Recent PBS Recommendation Marvin Thompson has won the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition with his poem 'The...
NEXT INSTA BOOK CLUB: 24TH MARCH
Don't miss our next Insta Book Club live on Wednesday 24th March at 7pm over on our instagram page (@poetrybooksoci...
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAYFor International Women's Day we're celebrating the latest Spring releases by leadi...
MEET ISABELLE BAAFI
We're delighted to introduce our Spring Pamphlet Choice, Isabelle Baafi.
Isabelle Baafi is a writer and poet from Lon...
POEM OF THE DAY: PLANTAIN
From Ripe by Isabelle Baafi, our Spring Pamphlet Choice published by ignition press.
SPRING PAMPHLET CHOICE
'Hunger made me’, reveals one speaker in Ripe, and the desire to be satiated fills these poems. Desperate women hide ...
ANNOUNCING THE PBS SUMMER SELECTIONS
We're so excited to reveal our Summer Selections will be:
Choice: Kazim Ali, The Voice of Sheila Chandra, Pla...
WATCH THE SPRING BOOK CLUB
Our wonderful PBS Book Selector Andrew McMillan hosts the latest online Book Club featuring our Spring Choice Jen Ha...