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8 LOVELY POETRY BOOKS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
Calling all poetry lovers! Why not treat your loved one to a Poetry Book Society gift membership this Valentine's ...
PBS SPRING SHOWCASE
Newcastle Poetry Festival & Poetry Book Society Spring Showcase
Date/Time: Thursday 21st March, 7.15pm
Venue: ...
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NEWCASTLE POETRY FESTIVAL
We can't wait for the Newcastle Poetry Festival: Transformations and Northern Poetry Symposium from the 1st to the 4...
VALENTINE'S DAY ONE PLUM POEM CARDS
Look no further for the perfect poetic Valentine's Card! Our friends at One Plum Poems have created a beautiful poet...
VERVE POETRY FESTIVAL
Taking place from the 14th-17th February at the Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham, this year's Verve Poetry Festival incl...
SINCERITY SPECIAL OFFER
We have ten copies left in our office of Carol Ann Duffy's beautiful hardback collection Sincerity, and for this week...
LEDBURY EMERGING POETRY CRITICS
We're delighted to announce that the Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics mentoring programme is open to applications for ...
WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZE: FULL JUDGE'S REPORT BY CAROL ANN DUFFY
We're very grateful to Carol Ann Duffy for judging our Women's Poetry competition, and selecting a rich and varied se...
HANNAH SULLIVAN WINS THE T S ELIOT PRIZE
We’re delighted to announce that the TS Eliot Prize was awarded to Hannah Sullivan for her PBS Recommended debut Thre...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: MICHAL LEIBOWITZ
Pink
It is slower than you thought it would be: the knife balanced on the tip of the breastbone, the movement fro...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: JUDY BROWN
On Not Leaving the House All Day
The leather sofa never unsaddled me
from dawn to this late dusk.
I cowered under...
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION RUNNER-UP: PAULINE PLUMMER
Swallowing Ireland
One day, feeling hungry, I swallowed Ireland.
It was intense, like eating raw beef in a steak ...