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TOP HALLOWEEN POETRY FOR 2019
The evocative power of poetry is well-suited to the uncanny, the macabre, the gothic, and the unnerving. This year th...
CIARAN CARSON OBITUARY
We were saddened to hear about the death of the poet Ciaran Carson, who came to the Newcastle Poetry Festival last ye...
ANNOUNCING THE WINTER PAMPHLET CHOICE
We're delighted to announce our Winter 2019 Pamphlet Choice will be And They Are Covered in Gold Light by Amy Ac...
FORWARD PRIZE WINNERS
The Forward Prizes were announced last night at the Southbank centre to a packed audience in the Queen Elizabeth Hal...
RAYMOND ANTROBUS' SHELFIE
We loved this Waterstone's Shelfie video featuring recent PBS Choice Raymond Antrobus discussing his favourite poetry...
T S ELIOT PRIZE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Our friends at the T S Eliot Foundation have announced the prestigious T S Eliot shortlist! We're delighted to see s...
ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU'S WATERSTONES SHELFIE
We were delighted to hear our PBS Wild Card Selector Anthony Anaxagorou give a shout-out to the Poetry Book Society i...
HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY
Happy National Poetry Day fellow poetry fans! This year we’re celebrating in Oxford with a NPD PBS showcase featuring...
PBS NATIONAL POETRY DAY SHOWCASE
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...
PUBLISHING IN TRANSLATION CONFERENCE
PUBLISHING IN TRANSLATION CONFERENCE
This week we're very sorry to say goodbye to our wonderful Translation Specialis...
1 DAY TO GO: WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZES
It's the final push for your Mslexia & PBS Women's Poetry Prize entries. Here's last year's poetry prize winner P...