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Jhalak Prize: 2026 Shortlist Revealed
The shortlist for this year's Jhalak Poetry Prize has been revealed. First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize a...
CLiPPA 2026 Shortlist Announced
The CLiPPA is the UK’s leading prize for poetry for children and each year highlights outstanding new collections fo...
Meet Len Pennie at Jesmond Library
We're pleased to announce that we'll be at Jesmond Library on Friday 17 April for an event with award-winning poet L...
Announcing the PBS x Metro Poetry Prize Winners
Many thanks to everyone who entered the fifth annual PBS x Metro Poetry Prize. This year the theme was celebrating o...
Book of the Week: Jiving with Wasps
Our book of the week is Jiving with Wasps by Rita Ann Higgins; a new retrospective published by Bloodaxe, and our S...
Poem of the Week
This week's poem extract comes from our Special Commendation for Spring 2026: Jiving with Wasps by Rita Ann Higgins ...
Meet Rita Ann Higgins
We are delighted to share Rita Ann Higgins as our Special Commendation for Spring 2026.
Rita Ann Higgins was born in...
Three poetry books to read on World Poetry Day
HAPPY WORLD POETRY DAY!
Held every year on 21st March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured ...
Jhalak Prize: 2026 Longlist Revealed
The longlist for this year's Jhalak Poetry Prize has been revealed. First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize aw...
Book of the Week: Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied
Our book of the week is our Spring Recommendation: Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied by Keith Jarrett...
Poem of the Week
This week's poem comes from our Spring Recommendation, Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied by Keith Jar...
Introducing Keith Jarrett
We're delighted to share Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied by Keith Jarrett as our Spring 2026 Recomm...