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NEW BESPOKE VERSE & NATIONAL POETRY DAY COMPETITION
Are you a hidden poet? According to the government’s Taking Part survey, 3.8% of the population write poetry – that’s...
LAUNCH OF THE WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZES 2019
We're delighted to announce that submissions to the Women's Poetry Competition and Pamphlet Competition are now op...
AUTUMN SELECTIONS
We're so excited to announce our PBS Autumn 2019 Selections which will be mailed out to members in late August....
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: POETS FROM FINLAND
Happy Translation Thursday to all our translation fans!
To continue our journey across the world through poetry, toda...
ALEN MESKOVIC AND FARUK SEHIC ARE COMING TO LONDON
Interesting news for fans of translation! Bosnian authors Alen Mešković and Faruk Šehić are coming to London on 6th a...
VLOGGER IN RESIDENCE INTERVIEW
PBS Vlogger in Residence Jen Campbell has just launched her debut poetry collection with Bloodaxe.
The Girl Aquarium...
FORWARD PRIZE SHORTLISTS ARE LIVE!
Our PBS Selectors sure know how to spot the future prize winners and best emerging talent, their incredible track re...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: GALICIAN POETRY IN TRANSLATION
The PBS Translation Thursday blog returns with a language-specific focus! Today, we aim to highlight poetry by Gali...
PBS POETS WIN PRIZES
Our PBS Selectors sure know how to spot emerging talent... recent PBS Winter Choice Raymond Antrobus has been awarde...
POEM OF THE DAY: LIEKE MARSMAN, TRANSLATED BY SOPHIE COLLINS
The PBS Summer 2019 Recommended Translation is The Following Scan Will Last Five Minutes by Dutch poet Lieke Marsma...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: POET AND TRANSLATOR IN CONVERSATION. AN INTERVIEW WITH LIEKE MARSMAN AND SOPHIE COLLINS.
PBS Translation Members will soon be receiving the Summer PBS Recommended Translation. George Szirtes' choice for Sum...
ANNOUNCING THE NEW POET LAUREATE...
We're delighted to announce that Simon Armitage will be the new UK poet laureate!
The UK Poet Laureate is an hon...