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ANTHEM OF THE NORTH - LEMN SISSAY
Lemn Sissay Anthem of the North The North Star leads the way To the mountain top in awe That, my friend, is why th...
1 DAY TO GO TO NATIONAL POETRY DAY
There's only 1 day to go before our National Poetry Day Metro Takeover! Join us at 1pm on the 4th October at Monumen...
NATIONAL POETRY DAY METRO TAKEOVER
To celebrate National Poetry Day, the Poetry Book Society are joining forces with some of the most exciting new po...
NATIONAL POETRY DAY SCHOOLS OFFER
‘The Poetry Book Society is a great place for discovery… I wish my school library had offered me such poets‘
- Gill...
LIZ BERRY AWARDED WINTER PAMPHLET CHOICE
Following hot on the heels of her Forward Prize for Best Single Poem, we're delighted to announce that Liz Berry's T...
RECOMMENDATION THE LONG TAKE ON MAN BOOKER SHORTLIST
In our Spring 2018 Issue, we recommended Robin Robertson's The Long Take as one of the best poetry books of that quar...
DANEZ SMITH PERFORMS FORWARD PRIZE WINNING POEM
Forward Prize winner Danez Smith performs an electrifying poem on Button Poetry Youtube channel from his collection D...
FORWARD PRIZE WINNERS
The Forward Prizes took place last night at the Southbank Centre in London, hosted by National Poetry Library's ...
FORWARD PRIZE TONIGHT
Tonight is the Forward Prizes for Poetry - one of the biggest events in the poetry calendar and we can't wait!
Thi...
FREE ENTRY DONATION
Last year's 2017 Pamphlet Prize Bryony Littlefair is kindly donating 1 FREE ENTRY intended to help someone who is st...
MEET THE 2017 PAMPHLET WINNER
It's the LAST DAY to enter the Mslexia & PBS Women's Poetry Pamphlet Prize, so here's our final instalment of ou...