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SPRING 2020 SNEAK PREVIEW
We're so excited to announce our Spring 2020 selections The PBS Choice goes to Rendang, the first full length collec...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: THIRD PRIZE ALEX TOMS
The 3rd Prize in the Women's Poetry Competition was awarded to Alex Toms, judge Malika Booker commeting: 'The lyric’s...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION: SECOND PRIZE JACQUELINE SAPHRA
2019 women's poetry competition judge Malika booker awarded 2nd prize to 'Fishwife' by Jacqueline Saphra, saying: 'th...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED: FIRST PRIZE REGI CLAIRE
We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition. We had some fantas...
NEW WELSH AWARDS
Our friends at New Welsh Review regularly feature lots of recent PBS Selections such as Zoë Brigley.
We're deligh...
IN MEMORY OF CLIVE JAMES
The Australian poet and critic Clive James sadly passed away aged 80 earlier this week. His latest poetry collection...
THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY! OUR ANTIDOTE TO BLACK FRIDAY
Tomorrow is the commercial craziness of Black Friday so we're launching the perfect antidote to all that mindless...
2019 Costa Poetry Award Shortlist
We're delighted to see two recent PBS recommendations Jay Bernard and Mary Jean Chan on the 2019 Costa Poetry Award...
MEET THE ARTIST: WINTER BULLETIN
We're delighted to reveal that our Winter Bulletin cover artist will be the poet Angela T Carr. Angela's mindful i...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: JAPAN FOCUS
THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTHLast week, I followed the poet Bashō to Japan for a spot of momijigari - autumnal ma...
POEM OF THE DAY: FOR THE FLOODED
Today's poem of the day is dedicated to all those who are flooded in the UK today. This extract from a longer sequ...
NEW ISHION HUTCHINSON PAMPHLET ESSAY
We're delighted to hear that our friends at NCLA have published this powerful pamphlet on Frederick Douglass, wr...