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There is an awful lot of poets online, to be fair. Here Bob has collected links to his favourite poets and further links to find others he doesn't know about yet! Please do get in touch if you want Bob to add a link to your page. Regularly checked for broken links. Poets Ok...there is lots of poets, many with an online presence. My intention is to add them slowly over time as they crop up on the news page. Please contact me, though if there is someone you are just itching to see in this list sooner... Scroll down to see a list of Poet Lists! A-Z of poet webpages Dilruba Ahmed Connor Allen Moniza Alvi Abeer Ameer (@hijjabi) / Twitter Rowyda Amin Anthony Anaxagorou Romalyn Ante Raymond Antrobus Simon Armitage Mona Arshi Polly Atkin - Shadow Dispatches Cameron Awkward-Rich Chrissy Banks Khairani Barokka Simon Barraclough Nnimmo Bassey Jeffery Beam Louise Bennett Coverley Emily Berry i hope crispin best is still alive The William Blake Archive Allison Blevins John Bolland - A View From the Long Grass Janine Booth Pat Boran Rachel Bower Frances Boyle Jo Brandon LiLi Kathleen Bright Lewis Buxton Hugh Bryden Chaucer Cameron Jen Campbell Susie Campbell Sarah K Carey Charles Causley Eleni Cay Ellen Chang-Richardson Marian Christie Regi Claire Thomas A Clark Gillian Clarke Jane Clarke Stephen Claughton Ken Cockburn Claire Collison Sarah Connor Suzanne Conway The Poetic Pursuit of Juliet Cook Josephine Corcoran – never knowingly without a pen Brittney Corrigan Sally Crabtree Virginia Crawford – questions for water Tom Crompton Martyn Crucefix Barbara Cumbers Jonathan Davidson Todd Davis Hélène Demetriades Melissa Diem Chase Dimock Isobel Dixon Sarah Dixon: The Quiet Compere Damien B. Donnelly Jane Dougherty: The Four Swans Cath Drake Linda Drattell Nikki Dudley Matt Duggan (Facebook) Aidan Andrew Dun Helen Dunmore Antony Dunn Mari Ellis Dunning Adref - Menna Elfyn Mohammed El-Kurd Helen Evans Rowan Evans Suzannah Evans Bernardine Evaristo Fiona Farrell Joseph Fasano Martin Figura Sue Finch Tamsin Flower Jonny Fluffypunk Michael Foley SJ Fowler Linda France Lucy Furlong Dai George Harry Josephine Giles Dana Gioia Dawn Gorman Rebecca Goss Kathryn Gray Thomas Gray Archive Mish Green Paula Green: See Poetry Box and NZ Poetry Shelf Bill Greenwell Philip Gross Joanna Guthrie Mandy Haggith Janice N. Harrington Paula Harris Milla van der Have Diana Hendry Paul Henry Hannah Hodgson Danielle Hope Zoë Sîobhan Howarth-Lowe Sue Hubbard Kit Ingram Major Jackson Rosie Jackson Sarah James Emilie Lauren Jones - Coventry Poet Laureate Pierre Joris Meena Kandasamy Rupi Kaur Patrick Kavanagh Centre Keats-Shelley Memorial Association Victoria Kennefick Shamshad Khan John Kinsella - Mutually Said: Poets Vegan Anarchist Pacifist Karl Knights (@Inadarkwood) / Twitter Michael Laskey Len Lawson Shanhu Lee Jenny Lewis Simon Lewis Tim Liardet Stephen Lightbown Timothy Liu Feliform Spleen Vehicle | Fran Lock | Substack Adam Lowe Hannah Lowe Hugh Macdiarmid Somhairle MacGill-Eain Lila Matsumoto Glyn Maxwell Silly Games to Save the World | glynmaxwell@gmail.com | Substack Fokkina McDonnell (Acacia Publications) Karen J McDonnell Michael Mckimm Mouse & Muse by Trevor Millum Otis Mensah Christopher Meredith U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo Edwin Morgan Trust Helen Mort Valzhyna Mort JLM Morton Chris Murray Steve Nash Writes Andrew Neilson Camilla Nelson Lorine Niedecker Jessamine O Connor Carolyn Oliver Ruth Padel Caleb Parkin | Bristol City Poet Stuart Paterson Pascale Petite m. norbeSe philip Gervase Phinn Bohdan Piasecki Vic Pickup Clare’s Poetry Circle | Clare Pollard Clare Pollard (The archived old site) Nina Mingya Powles Notes From the Margin with Wendy Pratt | Substack Joy Priest - Home The Bibliography of J.H. Prynne Chelsea Rathburn Juanita Rea Marcella Remund Elizabeth Rimmer Fay Roberts Stevie Ronnie Michael Rosen Carol Rumens Sarah Salway Leslie Scalapino Michael Schmidt Seni Seneviratne Elisabeth Sennitt Clough Penny Sharman Thomas Sharp Robert Sheppard Terri Simon Lemn Sissay Merrild Smith Yomi Sode Saradha Soobrayen David Spittle Joyce Sutphen Kenneth Steven Anne Stevenson Degna Stone Anne Tannam Joelle Taylor Dylan Thomas The Official Dylan Thomas website Harry Ransom Centre: Dylan Thomas Digital Collection The Dylan Thomas Centre BBC: Dylan Thomas The Edward Thomas Fellowship - Edward Thomas (1878-1917) Luke Thompson Steven Toussaint Claire Trevien upfromsumdirt Derek Walcott Waringwords - Paul Waring June Wentland Jo Weston Alice White Jay Whittaker Hamish Whyte Joe Williams Alice Willitts Emily Wills Anthony Wilson Shelley Wong Wordsworth Grasmere W.B.Yeats Society Sligo | The Official Yeats Website Don Yorty Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe Benjamin Zephaniah Lists of Poets All Poetry along with being a self-publishing site has nearly 200 famous poets listed Best Poems (best-poems.net) 7183 poets listed by nationality Electronic Poetry Center a highly alternative list (Be careful of old links on old sites that can be hijacked - this happened to me on one site linked from one poet, but I cannot trace which poet, the links to the poets themselves are safe.) Famous Poets and Poems 631 of them From The Fishouse 32 pages of emerging poets Lannan Foundation 291 Lannan Prize and Award winners till 2022, though admittedly not all poets Lyricline 1701 poets Index – Moving Poems 2452 videopoems here listed by poet Hello Poetry 284 (I counted them) Classic poets Poem Analysis 1167 poets Poem Hunter The Explore Poets page has 3004 poets and there are 400,000 site member poets, too Poet Seers Over 150 'Great Poets' Poetry Archive 565 poets Poetry Foundation 5,825 poets Poetry International p! Over 1,736 poets on 73 pages Poetry Out Loud 67 pages of poets Poetry Soup - Top 100 Famous Poets - All Time Well, 100. Plus over 46,000 member poets Poetry Super Highway 1493 individual poets websites Poets .org | Academy of American Poets 3000+ poets I read somewhere RPO (Representative Poets Online) - Poets 723 poets to search for. Tears in the Fence 65 bloggers, poets and writers Wikipedia - List of poets 'This is an alphabetical list of internationally notable poets' Wikipedia - List of years in poetry Fascinating year by year history which shows poets in historical context Also see Portal:Poetry - Wikipedia This is the link to all Wikipedia's poetry pages, and is the index for many of the links I have still listed individually here. List of poetry groups and movements - Wikipedia National poetry - Wikipedia which links to poets of different named nations A to Z (Sometimes it's hard to pinpoint Wiki pages so the shortcuts here are ones I personally wanted quick links to) (From the) Apocalypse to the Movement (warwick.ac.uk) 15 Arab Poets of the 21st Century - Arab America Arabic poetry: 10 writers, classic and modern, you need to read | Middle East Eye Black Mountain poets - Wikipedia Concrete Poetry Concrete Poetry Movement Overview | TheArtStory Concrete Poetry | Getty Research Institute | The Getty Research Institute Concrete poetry - Wikipedia Female poets Female poets - Wikipedia Po ethead - Index of Women Poets 2008-2021 (Now a closed archive) Feminist poets - Wikipedia Georgian Poets - Wikipedia Imagist Poets - Wikipedia Lake Poets - Wikipedia Liverpool poets - Wikipedia Metaphysical poets - Wikipedia New York School (art) - Wikipedia Oulipo Poets - Wikipedia Scottish Poets - Scottish Poetry Library 44 pages of Scottish poets Symbolism (movement) - Wikipedia Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry - Wikipedia U.S. states' poets laureate - Wikipedia Visual Poetry - UbuWeb Waka Poets Waka (poetry) - Wikipedia Waka Poets on www.wakapoetry.net Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. So what I am saying is please don't sue me, or shoot me as the messenger, though I absolutely would love to hear any positive or negative feedback about any of the sites I link to. If you are the owner of a site that I have linked to and object to me including a link here please do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible. Equally if you want to be linked then just ask and I will be very happy to do so. Last complete page update: 31 March 2025, last minor update 2 May 2025

Updated daily. See details of poetry events, launches, festivals, readings, open-mics, competitions from around the net. Poetry headlines and new clips on YouTube. May 2025 Quote of the Month "Love is to be full in all that needs filling. " From 'wicked she wicked [Benny's Ballad]' by Caleb Femi The Wickedest 4th Estate, London, 2024 20 + Poetry Things You Could Do Today 1) Firstly check out poets reading their poems See: Bob and Poetry.com: Short poetry clips - YouTube For longer readings and films see: Bob and Poetry.com : Readings On YouTube - YouTube I add to these playlists all the time so do keep checking. 2) Visit the Poetry Magazine's Page There links to dozens of sites on poetry. Blue Marble Review - Literary Journal for Young Writers , for instance, regularly has a free, new, online magazine to read and posted new poems in Spring 2025. Or, The Lake - contemporary poetry webzine - POETRY , showcases new poetry nearly every month, the most recent being April 2025. 3. (From Writer's Digest ) 2025 April PAD Challenge: Prompts - Writer's Digest 'Here’s the list (updated daily) of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day (PAD) Challenge poetry prompts for folks who want one post to check each day.' To see, click the link 2025 April PAD Challenge: Prompts - Writer's Digest 4) (From Plume | Online Poetry Magazine ) Plume Issue #164 April 2025 Archives - Plume "In brief, Plume is a magazine dedicated to publishing the very best of contemporary poetry. To that end, we will be highly selective, offering twelve poems per monthly issue." There is an extensive archive to enjoy, too For this edition see: Plume Issue #164 April 2025 Archives - Plume 5) (From Of Poetry Podcast – Kitchen table conversations with poets ) Episode 69: upfromsumdirt (Of Fayre Gabbro, Myth and Romance, and the Role of Counterculture) – Of Poetry Podcast " upfromsumdirt is a speculative poet & visual artist dreaming of romanticisms and revolutionary coups. he is the author of 3 chapbooks and 3 full-length collections of poetry," See Episode 69: upfromsumdirt (Of Fayre Gabbro, Myth and Romance, and the Role of Counterculture) – Of Poetry Podcast 6) (From Carol Rumens's poem of the week | Books | The Guardian website page ) Carol Rumens' Poem of the Week A faultlessly consistent article in a national newspaper, and always available online, too. See Poem of the week: Carol Rumens's poem of the week | The Guardian 7 ) (From Spotify - Web Player: Music for everyone) Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast 'Frank Skinner loves poetry and thinks you might like it too.' If you are able to use Spotify, I strongly recommend this podcast, which is free and has the complete archive available. Frank offers wonderful insights into poems and poets that have certainly broadened my understanding. As you would expect, from Frank Skinner his presentation style is highly engaging and entertaining. See Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast | Podcast on Spotify 8) (From Top Writing Contests website) Enter Your Poem Into a Competition Wrting Competitons .Net list all the current competitions that you can enter. If you subscribe to their email they will keep you posted on new ones as they come out. Its brilliant. See Top Writing Contests 9) (From Tin House website) Between The Covers Between the covers is a literary radio show and podcast hosted by David Naimon, is brought to you by Tin House. These long-form in-depth conversations have been singled out by the Guardian, Book Riot, the Financial Times, and BuzzFeed as one of the most notable book podcasts for writers and readers around. For Between the Covers Podcasts visit Between the Covers Podcast - Tin House For the most recent poetry book based podcast see: Danez Smith : Bluff - Tin House 10) (From Poetry Extra webpage ) Poetry Please - Helen Mort Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive. "Poet Daljit Nagra celebrates Spring as he revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Four Seasons - Poems for the Spring Equinox. Originally broadcast across the BBC Radio 4 schedule" in March 2020. See: Poetry Extra - Four Seasons - Poems for the Spring Equinox - BBC Sounds 11) (From The Buzz – The Hive Poetry Collective Website) The Hive Poetry Collective - Bonus: Addie Mahmassani and Dion O'Reilly Read Irish Poetry for St. Patrick's Day "Airing on KSQD 90.7 FM most Sundays at 8:00, the Hive Poetry Collective is a buzz of poets in Santa Cruz, California— a swarm of radio conversations, public readings, and writing workshops. " All episodes are available at the website. Hear the most recent podcast posted 31 March 2025: S7:E10 Nancy Miller Gomez Talks with Julie Murphy by The Hive Poetry Collective 12) (From West Wilts Radio ) The Poetry Place (Click for archive) "The Poetry Place is a monthly poetry magazine programme bringing you news, views, readings and interviews from today’s poetry community, both locally and further afield. Presented by Dawn Gorman and Peter O’Grady, it brings inspiration and food for thought for everyone, from those who enjoy listening to the occasional poem, to people writing and publishing their own work. There's a new episode on the last Sunday of every month, with repeats from the archive on the other Sundays of the month." Hear the most recent new edition first broadcast on 23 February 2025 at : The Poetry Place at Poetry@Roots #62 13) (From Rattle Poetry ) Critique of the Week: A Live Video Workshop "It’s hard to find honest feedback about your work, but knowing how your poems are actually landing is more useful than any other advice a poet can get ... so we’d like to extend that experience to anyone who is interested. With Critique of the Week, we’ll workshop several poems publicly each week, via Facebook and YouTube. Participants will get a chance to hear how the Rattle editors would encounter a poem if it were a submission and offer suggestions for improvement. Everyone is then welcome to join in the discussion in the video’s comments section, providing their own thoughts and feedback. Even if you don’t want to share your own poems, it should be an excellent learning opportunity for everyone who watches. To participate, just use the Critique of the Week category on Submittable. Every active submission there will automatically be entered into a live drawing at the end of each month for the next round of participants. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so that you don’t miss any of the critiques." For more information see: Critique of the Week - Rattle: Poetry Or see the latest live streamed event at : Rattlecast - Rattle: Poetry Or read the latest daily poem at: Rattle: Poetry (I sign up to the email daily post and strongly recommend it.) 14) (From E at The Storms website) Eat the Storms – The Poetry Podcast – Episode 12 – Season 9 – Storm Shelter Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts, Amazon Podcasts, You Tube and many more platforms. This final episode of Season 9 aired on Saturday 1 February 2025. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly. Visit: Eat the Storms – The Poetry Podcast – Episode 13 – Season 9 – Storm Shelter 15) (From BBC Radio 4 - The Verb ) Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones Presented by Ian McMillan. First broadcast on 23 February, 2025. See : The Verb - Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones - BBC Sounds Though this has slipped quite far down my list for no particular reason , The Verb is one of my favourite shows on radio and is available in podcast form. There is an archive of 252 episodes available at: BBC Radio 4 - The Verb - Available now 16) (From Moving Poems website) Watch the Best Poetry Videos on the Web The latest when I looked: Ghosts as Cocoons by Wallace Stevens – Moving Poems " A new film by Belgian artist and musician Marc Neys, AKA Swoon, deploying text-on-screen for a lesser-known poem by Wallace Stevens." Regularly updated there's 2452 videos (and counting) to see at Videopoems | Moving Poems 17) (From T.S. Eliot website) T.S. Eliot Prize The T.S. Eliot Prize winner for 2024 has now been announced, and videos of all the nominees can be seen. Every year of the prize I have enjoyed watching the poets read from their book, and say a little about themselves. See: Videos – The T. S. Eliot Prize See the whole amazing archive at T. S. Eliot Prize - YouTube 18) (From Apples and Snakes ) Read, Watch, Listen : Apples and Snakes Get the latest updates from the Apples and Snakes website at Read, Watch, Listen : Apples and Snakes Maybe hear the most recent podcast at: S3 EP17 | Emmanuel Sugo - 'Its a natural language' | Apples and Snakes: The Podcast The archive of 35 podcasts is available at Apples and Snakes: The Podcast | Apples and Snakes . 19) (From London Review Bookshop website) New Faber Poetry "Wednesday 31 July 2024, 7 p.m. · 67 minutes Published to coincide with the poet’s 85th birthday, Ash Keys (Jonathan Cape) presents a new selection of Longley’s finest works. Born in Belfast in 1939, his verse inhabits the landscapes of Ireland’s west, at the same time occupying a space within a distinctly European tradition, ranging freely across the continent’s histories, tragedies and triumphs. ’One of the most perfect poets alive,’ writes Sebastian Barry. ‘There is something in his work both ancient and modern. I read him as I might check the sky for stars.’ Michael Longley read from his work, and discussed it with fellow poet Declan Ryan, whose most recent collection Crisis Actor is published by Faber." ." Hear this podcast at: Michael Longley & Declan Ryan: Ash Keys | London Review Bookshop For lots of past videos and podcasts (not exclusively poetry) see: Podcasts & video | London Review Bookshop 20) (From The Poetry Programme - RTÉ Radio 1 (rte.ie) website) The Poetry Programme Though the show is sadly off-air now, the immense archive, from 2017 to 2022, is still available to listen to and is recommended. See The Poetry Programme - RTÉ Radio 1 (rte.ie) Also see Poetry File - RTÉ Podcasts (rte.ie) 21) (From Bad Lilies ) February 2025 Issue 20 "Bad Lilies is published six times a year and is edited by Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson . We aim to showcase the finest poetry, ranging in technique and subject matter." See the new issue here: Issue twenty — Bad Lilies 22) (From Granta website) Podcast | Alan Hollinghurst 'We discuss his new novel, writing from the outsider’s perspective and cataloguing the chapters of queer life from the mid-century to now.' Alan Hollinghurst has a close connection with the poetry world, and is an interesting person to listen to See Podcast | Alan Hollinghurst | Granta For the Granta podcast archive see: Granta | The Home of New Writing 23) Look around this site and follow some of the links you have not heard of before... 'Super. Keep looking down that long road.' 'Better Now Or Better Now Or Better Never?' by Julian Stannard. The Poetry Review Vol 111:2 Summer 2021 Top Twelve Poetry Headlines from the Web (Click to go to the online article) 1. Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85 – The Irish Times 2. Fleur Adcock obituary | Poetry | The Guardian 3. Get Creative: On writing poetry - beetles and bad dreams 4. John Cooper Clarke: 'A national treasure? I hate that' - BBC News 5. The revolution in Irish literary journals 6. A celebration of Arsenal through poetry | Arsenal in the Community | News | Arsenal.com 7. 2025 Get Started Right Writing Challenge: Day 1 - Writer's Digest 8. The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far) - The Atlantic 9. Poet Donna Ashworth on finally finding 'freedom' in her 40s - and why failure is vital - exclusive | HELLO! 10. Rushden Spoken Word event is "safe space to be seen and heard" - BBC News 11. 7 Poetry Collections About the Disability Experience - Electric Literature 12. Shakespeare sonnet from 17th century found by Oxford researcher - BBC News All year in 2025 The following sites are worth checking regularly to look out for online and in-person poetry events . Cheltenham Poetry Festival Eventbrite Online Poetry Events | Eventbrite Eventbrite Online Poetry Readings Events | Eventbrite Evesham Festival of Words Griffin Poetry Prize - Upcoming Events Opportunities and services for poets and writers | Poetry Ireland What's On - Ledbury Poetry London Review Bookshop Milkweed Editions (U.S. Central time) National Poetry Library (For all currently open poetry competitions) Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts - Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk) Nottingham Writer's Block: What's on Nottingham's writing world (mynottz.com) The Poetry Business - Digital Workshops Poetry Events in UK & Ireland | Facebook The Poetry Society - Events Top writing contests. (writingcompetitions.net) The following Groups offer regular online Open-Mics: Cheltenham Poetry Festival - Online Events and Poetry Lounges Fire&Dust Poetry | Twitter, Facebook | Linktree JournalExpressWrit - Open Mic (journalofexpressivewriting.com) (U.S.) Ó Bhéal - Fáilte go dtí Ó Bhéal (obheal.ie) (Republic of Ireland) Poetry Lit! - Online Reading Series Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite Rattlecast - Rattle: Poetry Speak the Word: online open mic night Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite Speak Your Truth ~ Spoke open mic Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. So what I am saying is please don't sue me, or shoot me as the messenger, though I absolutely would love to hear any positive or negative feedback about any of the sites I link to. If you are the owner of a site that I have linked to and object to me including a link here please do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible. Equally if you want to be linked then just ask and I will be very happy to do so. Last full update 3 April 2025. Last minor update 2 May 2025.

Poetry News What Bob's Reading Poetry Online Poets Wordy Word Words Contact Search About Bob's Poetry Online Blog Please Read More Quote of the Month (archive) May 2025 "Love is to be full in all that needs filling. " From 'wicked she wicked [Benny's Ballad]' by Caleb Femi The Wickedest 4th Estate, London, 2024 April 2025 "If I eat Jesus will he want to eat me? " From 'Second Communion' by Victoria Kennefick Eat Or We Both Starve Carcanet, Manchester, Great Britain 2021 March 2025 "I must become a menace to my enemies . " From 'I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies' by June Jordan in Haruko/Love Poems Serpent's Tail, UK, 2023 February 2025 "beyond the light of memory behind your life there might be other lives, waiting - . " From 'So I step inside' by Seán Hewitt in Rapture's Road Cape Poetry, UK, 2024 January 2025 "You were not there only everything else was yours: saris in the alna, lipstick, hair clips, hairbrush on the dressing table, finger marks on the mirror... " From 'To Have My Sister Back' by Mir Mahfuz Ali Midnight, Dhaka December 2024 "That our bodies are dangerous things." From '6.' by Kim Moore in All the Men I Never Married Seren, Bridgend, Wales, 2021 November 2024 "you were a boy. i was a boy." From 'You: The Many Adams of Adam' by Gboyega Odubanjo in Adam Faber and Faber, London, 2024 October 2024 "and the wind can't unwind itself from the rose" From 'Mural' by Mahmoud Darwish Translated by John Berger and Rema Hammami in Mural Verso, London, 2024 September 2024 "We all have lives that go on without us." From 'England' by Zaffar Kunial in England's Green Faber and Faber, London, 2022 August 2024 "Everyone is writing about a country as if a country existed." From 'The Invention of America' by Katie Farris in Standing in the Forest of Being Alive Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, UK, 2023 July 2024 "I want to tell him how, minutes from here, someone else's child, made of the same material as me, was made immaterial." From 'Someone Else's Child' by Kostya Tsolakis in Greekling Nine Arches Press, Rugby, UK, 2023 June 2024 " another leaf uncomplicates" From ' I. The Infant ' by Katharine Towers in Oak Picador, London, 2021 May 2024 "At the award shows they are dancing gender." From 'Third Gender Sonnet' by Kandace Siobhan Walker in Cowboy Cheerio Poetry, Great Britain, 2023 April 2024 "On Silence: The deaf don't believe in silence. Silence is the invention of the hearing. " In the end notes of Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky Faber and Faber, London, 2019 March 2024 "the way you say I enter a room: deer-like, tentative then definite." From 'Rain Twice: II. NIGHT RAIN' by Helen Mort in The Illustrated Woman Chatto Poetry, Penguin Random House UK, 2022 February 2024 "Dick's duck dived as deep as Dick's dog dug" From 'Dick's Dog' by Trevor Millum in Read Me and Laugh Poems chosen by Gaby Morgan, Macmillan Children's Books , London, 2005 January 2024 "Schnee ist gefallen, lichtlos. (Translation: Snow fell, lightless.) From the poem 'Schwarze Flocken (Black Flakes)' by Paaul Celan. See “Black Flakes / Schwarze Flocken:” Celan & Ukraine – Nomadics (pierrejoris.com) December 2023 "We can all be refugees Nobody is safe " From 'We Refugees' by Benjamin Zephaniah RIP 7 December 2023. See Three poems by Benjamin Zephaniah | Books | The Guardian November 2023 "Terror is incredibly pedantic ." From 'Utterance Shared Only with the Dishwasher She Sinks Her Hands Into' by Momtaza Mehri in The Poetry Review Volume 113:2, Summer 2023 . October 2023 "(I)t is forbidden to love where we are not loved." From 'Material Ode' by Sharon Olds in Stag's Leap . Jonathan Cape, London, 2012 September 2023 " i could call a cat a meowopotamus, who would care?" From 'Day 71: Honiton' by Stephen Lightbown in The Last Custodian Burning Eye Books, Portishead, 2021 August 2023 "(T)he minutes crawl the way dust gathers on its victims. " From Pepper Sed by Malika Booker Peepal Tree, 2013 July 2023 "It's easier with instructions; Moses would tell you. But he wasn't the poet." From 'If asked to write an elegy - ' Shannon Smith-Meekings in The Poetry Review Vol. 113:1, Spring 2023 June 2023 'It's not true that our shadows disappear at at night. They're released like a breath.' From 'A Shadow on the House' by Philip Gross in The Thirteenth Angel Bloodaxe Books, Hexham, 2022 Quote of the Week Archive Week Commencing 24th April 2022. 'not one of my friends was allowed to live in her body unaccompanied' 'C+nto' by Joelle Taylor in C+nto & Othered Poems The Westbourne Press, London, 2021 Week Commencing 17th April 2022. 'They're looking people at the factory,' you tell me, 'to put the crying in the crying dolls' 'Headcheese' by Scott McKendry in The Poetry Review: Volume 112:1 Spring 2022 Week Commencing 10th April 2022. 'I often regret the time that I've devoted to regret: thereby sustainably re-wasting wasted time time and again ' 'My Plans for the Past' by Sam Willetts in The Poetry Review: Volume 112:1 Spring 2022 Week Commencing 3rd April 2022. 'One fine thought makes more light than bare fire' Ramayana A Retelling by Daljit Nagra Faber and Faber, London, 2013 Week Commencing 27th March 2022. 'All my favourite flowers are weeds spreading from stone slab crack to tumbling wall to road edge to bed, a long string of common names, and when they are torn at their stalks they spring back green with more cunning and wit. 'All my favourite flowers' by Mish Green in Magma Poetry 81 Winter 2021 Week Commencing 20th March 2022. 'But who would stand in hempen band Upon a scaffold high, And through a murderer's collar take His last look at the sky? It is sweet to dance to violins When Love and Life are fair: To dance to flutes, to dance to lutes Is delicate and rare: But it is not sweet with nimble feet To dance upon the air!' 'From The Ballad Of Reading Gaol' by Oscar Wilde see Poetry Foundation Week Commencing 13th March 2022. 'now literate with demolition. how sinister and reverent, the touch that builds a new bohemian amenity. raised, from the silence of your seizures. everybody singing: attrition, contrition, mass- market ambition.' 'Délire' by Fran Lock in Hyena! Jackal! Dog!' Pamenar Press, 2021 Week Commencing 6th March 2022. 'Alone with their songs and calls, birds could hear one another at greater distances. They began to chirp more softly, astonished by how loud they had become. ' 'Distancing' by Laboni Islam in Magma Poetry 81, Winter 2021 Week Commencing 27th February 2022. 'Hold your ear to the ground: you can hear the voices caught in the earth, chattering, and the rain typing on puddles and the wind wiping them clean .' 'I Sit and Eavesdrop the Trees' by Seán Hewitt in The Poetry Review Vol. 104: 2 Summer 2014 Week Commencing 20th February 2022. 'I never liked Mr Carmichael, who seemed to be made from pale grey plasticine and stretched too much. His fingers fluttered. He oozed words and always stayed too long.' 'Through the Letterbox' by Chrissy Banks in The Rialto no.97 Winter 2021 Week Commencing 13th February 2022. 'Randy Rhoads and Kurt Cobain, Patsy Cline and Ronnie Laine. Poly Styrene, Teena Marie. Timor mortis conturbat me.' (Translation: fear of death disturbs me) 'Not Fade Away' by Michael Robbins in The Poetry Review Vol. 104:1 Spring 2014 Week Commencing 6th February 2022. 'The months and the seasons just slip by. My diary's blank on every page. We follow rules; try to comply. Now Rishi pays most of each wage.' 'Pandemic Poem' by John Miles in acumen Literary Journal No. 100 May 2021 Week Commencing 30 January 2022 'And Johnson says it hasn't happened, so it hasn't. Hospitals are as safe as houses and our graves are rose gardens.' '54' by Owen Lowery The Crash Wake Carcanet 2021 Poem featured in Poetry Book Society Winter Bulletin 2021, issue 271 Week Commencing 23 January 2022 'This flat, Too small to hold both you and your anxiety. One must go.' 'Countdown' by Hibaq Osman Poetry London Autumn 2021. No.100 Week Commencing 16 January 2022 'I can't help but learn again, the dirty truth, hatred brings pleasure to multitudes .' 'Alas, My Compass' by Stanley Moss The Poetry Review Vol. 111:4, Winter 2021 Week Commencing 9 January 2022 'With tomahawk and knife we hacked the flyblown tatters of old meat, gagged at their carcass-smell, and threw the scraps and watched the hungry eat .' 'To Another Housewife' by Judith Wright 101 Poems by 101 Women edited by Germaine Greer Faber and Faber 2001 edition Week Commencing 2 January 2022 'I know not what to do: will the sound break, rending the night with rift on rift of rose and scattered light? will the sound break at last as the wave hesitant, or will the whole night pass and I lie listening awake?' Fragment Thirty-Six by H.D. see poetrynook.com Week Commencing 26 December, 2021 'The Greeks thought of language as a veil which protects us from the brightness of things. I think poetry is a tear in that veil.' Alice Oswald in an interview in Poetry Review Vol 103: 4 Winter 2013 Week Commencing 19 December, 2021 'So tired, so tired, my heart and I ! Though now none takes me on his arm To fold me close and kiss me warm Till each quick breath end in a sigh Of happy languor. Now, alone, We lean upon this graveyard stone, Uncheered, unkissed, my heart and I.' See: 'My Heart and I' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning | Poetry Foundation Week Commencing 12 December, 2021 'as now, we lie together, after making love, quiet, touching along the length of our bodies, familiar touch of the long-married, and he appears—in his baseball pyjamas.' 'After Making Love We Hear Footsteps’ by Galway Kinnell See: Poems | poets.org Week Commencing 5 December, 2021 'And anyone who begins a sentence, "As a poet I...", can't possibly be one. That's like calling yourself a saint.' Michael Longley in interview. Poetry Review Volume 103:3, Autumn 2013. Week Commencing 28 November, 2021 'Love is the boy I broke up with years ago. He lived on a grey estate in Upton Heights. He bought me tins of cider and Marlboro Lights...' 'Love' Hannah Lowe The Kids Bloodaxe Books, 2021 Week Commencing 21 November, 2021 'I want to be friends with everyone, and yet know I must have enemies too, if only in order to maintain my friendships.'.' 'Cities and Memories' Richard Gwyn in Poetry Review 103:2 Summer 2013. Week Commencing 14 November, 2021 'The clock's reached six and you know what that means it means the end of the working day. Not for us. I place my hand on the radiator - and nothing: nothing has changed.'.' 'In Memory of My Lack of Feelings' Tara Bergin in Poetry Review 103:2 Summer 2013. Week Commencing 07 November, 2021 'Let the sky rain potatoes!' Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor , Act 5, Scene 5. William Shakespeare. Week Commencing 31 October, 2021 'Absorbed was righteousness As of the raging flood; Satan in his excess Sucked up the guiltless blood ' 'The Ballad which Anne Askew made and sang when she was in Newgate' Anne Askew (1546) in 101 Poems by 101 Women Edited by Germaine Greer Faber and Faber, 2001. Week Commencing 24 October, 2021 'In this pain I was a charred donkey in the office chair - stupid and unusual' 'from God Complex' Rachael Allen in The Poetry Review , Volume111:3 Autumn 2021 Week Commencing 17 October, 2021 'To walk away from poetry Is poetry, too ' 'Różewicz: A Farewell' in Invisible (Bilingual Edition) Jacek Gutorow, translated by Piotr Florczyk. Week Commencing 10 October, 2021 'When the weather comes on, we'll feel the sweet relief and sorrow at seeing all the days of snow that lie ahead.' ' Ganfer', Roseanne Watt in Poetry London, Summer 2021, Issue 99. Ganfer: the apparition of a living person thought to be a portent of that person's death... Week Commencing 3 October 2021 'but i feel i will never be fluent in bureaucracy so all i have is a tesco tortilla, spotify playlists and my name in an english accent ' 'My Name In An English Accent', by Carmina Masoliver in The Rialto , no 96. Week Commencing 26 September 2021 'and the devil said no god isn't the ice he's under the ice but you have to be very very very hot to burn your way through to him '' 'Witch and the Devil', in Witch by Rebecca Tamás Penned in the Margins, 2019. Week Commencing 19 September 2021 'I grab the fellow by his tail, but he still escapes through the gap in my throat.'' 'A Lizard by my Hospital Bed', Mir Mahfuz Ali in Poetry Review Vol 102:4 Winter 2012. Week Commencing 12 September 2021 'And then it was all over, the rain stopped, the earth drank, and the lawn steamed in the sun: all of it tut-tutting.' 'The Storm (Coleshill 2013)', Neil Rollinson in Talking Dead Cape Poetry, 2015. Week Commencing 5 September 2021 'Better than Batman's robin Rougher than Robin's bat Faster than Spiderman's spider Cooler than Catwoman's cat' 'Superman's Dog', Paul Cookson in Read Me (Collection of poems chosen by Gaby Morgan) MacMillan Children's Books, 1998. Week Commencing 29 August 2021 'The Swan hisses, hisses. Even her neck is a twisted S. She's resident, common, depressed. She was once a princess.' 'Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe', Clare Pollard in Changeling Bloodaxe Books, 2011. Week Commencing 22 August 2021 'Ponder mulled it over Wonder merely thought Whilst Maybe didn't commit And Stubborn wouldn't try.' 'One Morning', by John Linney in Huddle of Poems Amazon , 2013. Week Commencing 15 August 2021 'In my fantasy I am badly hurt but not so bad that I cannot text her, from the ambulance, "I've just been hit by a car." ' 'Filter', by Luke Kennard in Truffle Hound Verve Poetry Press, 2018. Week Commencing 8 August 2021 'and so we mark up bench or skin or book with blade or blood or ink, for good; come look.' 'Dymock vi', by Antony Dunn in Take This One To Bed Valley Press, 2016. Week Commencing 1 August 2021 ' so she brings down birds and tears from the sky mourns them, transforms them, relearns how to fly.' 'Sonnet for a twelve year old', by Sonya Smith in every robin i never quite saw tall-lighthouse, 2021. Week Commencing 25 July 2021 ' I just stopped running and my soul grew calmer as the air grew cleaner.' 'Brigaki Djilia: Sorrow Songs', by Karen Downs-Barton in the North Issue 65 January 2021. Week Commencing 18 July 2021 'Given a month of outrageous privacy what a mouthy collection of cells I am.' 'Phallus Impudicus', Tiffany Atkinson in Poetry Review Volume 102:3, Autumn 2012. Week Commencing 11 July 2021 'I am lucky not to be absent from my mind like a baldhead.' 'King David Cooks Ital in Port Antonio', by Fred D'Aguiar, in Letters to America , Carcanet, Manchester 2020 . Week Commencing 4 July 2021 'It's coming home It's coming home It's coming Football's coming home. ' 'Three Lions' Song composed by Ian Broudie; lyrics by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. (Indulge me, poetry and football are my two passions.) Week Commencing 27 June 2021 'It's my turn Tagay! When I get home my bag will burst with Toblerone and Cadbury' 'Tagay! [Drinking Lambanog with my Filipino Colleagues]' by Romalyn Ante, in Antiemetic for Homesickness , Chatto & Windus, London, 2020. Week Commencing 20 June 2021 'Look, the flamingos have returned to Bombay. Look how this carpet of pink brightens the day.' 'Hope is the Thing' Tishani Doshi in Magma Poetry 79. Week Commencing 13 June 2021 'Maybe your too-hasty breath flustered the tea leaves' 'Everything you told me came untrue' Geraldine Clarkson in The Poetry Review Vol 111: 1 Spring 2021.) Week Commencing 6 June 2021 'They bleat and bleat and bleat as if they were men. They blather nonsense, and we believe them.' 'This is an age of goats' Barbara Cumbers in Acumen: A Literary Journal January 2021. Thank you to Barbara Cumbers for allowing the use of the whole final verse on request. Week Commencing 30 May 2021 'i love it when cows eat the floor' 'Hello' Crispin Best (the opening line) in Hello Partus Press, Oxford, 2020. Week Commencing 23 May 2021 'and weed and warm and warm and weed - ' 'Nudibranch' by Jen Hadfield in The Stone Age Picador Poetry, London, 2021. Week Commencing 16 May 2021 'One day. One day. One day. One day.' 'The One Day Plan' by Ramona Herdman in The Rialto 95 Click: Bob and Poetry.com: Short poetry clips - YouTube Updated regularly Click: Longer clips such as readings and films. Updated regularly

Links to all the U.K.s top magazines, and some worldwide magazines, too. The list is regularly updated to add new magazines and clear the dead links. Please get in touch if you want your magazine added. Poetry Magazines Print Magazines (Online versions of the print magazine may be available.) (Apologies for the recent blip in availability of this page, everything is working again now ... I hope) A to Z 2 Bridges Review - City Tech (New York City of Technology, U.S.) 32 Poems Magazine | Poetry for the ear, the eye, and the ego. (U.S.) 805 Lit + Art magazine | Litmag (Manatee County Public Library System, U.S.) The A3 Review (Last new magazine was in 2020) (U.K.) Able Muse Review (U.S.) Acumen Poetry (U.K.) Aesthetica Magazine (U.K.) Agenda Poetry (University of St Andrews) (Last edition was 2023, but the site is still available) (U.K.) The Alchemy Spoon (U.K.) American Poetry Review (U.S.) American Poets Magazine | Academy of American Poets (U.S.) Aneas – Munster Literature Centre (Irish language from the Republic of Ireland) The Antioch Review - Antioch College (Ohio, U.S.) A Public Space (U.S.) Archiprlago at Clutag Press (U.K.) Arc Poetry (Canada) ARTEMISpoetry - Second Light Publications, (U.K.) Artemis Journal (U.S.) The Baltimore Review (U.S.) Atlanta Review – A biannual print magazine for poetry (U.S.) (This print magazine that requires subscription seems to not be printing new magazines. Meanwhile the back copies are becoming available to download for free) Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature (U.K.) Banshee (Republic of Ireland) BeatScene – This is the Beat Generation (U.K.) The Believer - The McSweeney’s Store (U.S.) Beltway Poetry Quarterly (Last edition 2023) (Washington Region, U.S.) Blue Crystal – Crystallized Dreams (This link U.K.) BOMB Magazine (U.S) Bulletins - The Poetry Book Society (U.K.) Butcher's Dog Poetry Magazine | Newcastle (On a gap year, but previous editions still available) (Newcastle, England) BWR Black Warrior Review (The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, U.S.) Cambridge Literary Review (Last edition 2021) (U.K.) Cannon Poets (Last edition December 2022) (Cannon Poets, Birmingham, England) Canthius (Canada) The Caribbean Writer (The University of the Virgin Islands) Carolina Quarterly (Last edition 2021) (U.S.) The Caterpillar (For children aged 7 to 11) (Online presence but no new magazine since Spring 2023) (Republic of Ireland) CERASUS Magazine (U.K.) Cholla Needles (U.S.) The Cincinnati Review (The University of Cincinnati, U.S.) ClairObscur Zine (Previously Obscure Quarterly) (U.K.) The Common ( U.S.) (Digital copies available for purchase) Copper Nickel | University of Colorado Denver (U.S.) The Dark Horse Magazine (No issues in 2024) (Scotland and the U.S.) Dark Mountain (U.K.) (This Project releases regular books, rather than magazines) The Dawntreader (Indigo Dreams) (U.K.) Driftwood Press (U.S.) E xiled Ink (U.K.) Fenland Poetry Journal currently down, see Facebook (U.K.) Finished Creatures poetry magazine (No new issue in 2024) (U.K.) fourteen poems (LGBTQ+)(U.K.) F(r)iction (U.S.) The Galway Review (The Republic of Ireland) Granta (U.K.) Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts (University of Houston's English Department, U.S.) Gutter (Scotland and international) Harvard Review (Harvard University, U.S.) The Hudson Review (Digital only subscription, and free online poetry available) (U.S.) IOTA – Templar Poetry (U.K.) The Irish Pages (Northern Ireland) The Keats-Shelley Review | Taylor & Francis Online (or Keats-Shelley Memorial Association) (U.K.) Kenyon Review (Kenyon Collage, Ohio, U.S.) The Kindling (U.K.) Kyoto Journal (English magazine from Japan) Lampblack (For the advancement of black literature) (U.S.) Landfall (Otago University Press) (New Zealand) Lighthouse Journal (U.K.) Lily Poetry Review (U.S.) Little Patuxent Review (U.S.) The London Magazine (U.K.) Long Poem Magazine (U.K.) Los Angeles Review of Books (Digital only subscription available) (U.S.) Lucent Dreaming (U.K) Magma Poetry (U.K.) Mal (No new issue since 2020) (U.K.) The Manchester Review (U.K.) Marble Poetry (U.K.) Mslexia (For women who write) (U.K.) Neon – A Literary Magazine (No new issues since 2022) (U.K.) New Walk Magazine (U.K.) New Welsh Review (Wales) The New York Review of Books (U.S.) Nimrod – International Journal (University of Tulsa, U.S.) The North Magazine - The Poetry Business (U.K.) Obsessed with Pipework (U.K.) Orbis · International Literary Journal (U.K.) The Open Ear | Seamus Heaney Centre | Queen's University Belfast (No new issue since 2020) (Northern Ireland) (This may be free, it is available in full online) Oxford Poetry (U.K.) Pain (No new issue since 2020) (U.K.) Paris Review (U.S.) Pennine Platform (U.K.) Ploughshares (Emerson College, Boston, U.S.) PN Review (Originally Poetry Nation) (U.K.) Poet Lore (U.S.) Poetry Magazine | The Poetry Foundation (U.S.) Poetry Birmingham (U.K.) The Poetry Bus - PB (Republic of Ireland) Poetry Ireland Review | Poetry Ireland (Republic of Ireland) Poetry London (U.K.) Poetry Northwest (U.S.) The Poetry Review – The Poetry Society (U.K.) Poetry Salzburg Review (University of Saltzburg) (English language magazine from Austria) Poetry Wales (U.K.) Poets & Writers (U.S.) A magazine about writing poetry. Digital copy available. Prairie Schooner (No issue in 2024) (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.) Prole, Poetry and Prose (Last website update 2022) (U.K.) Quadrant (Australia) ( Digital only subscriptions available) Rattle Poetry (U.S.) Reach Poetry (Indigo Dreams) (U.K.) The Rialto (U.K.) ROOM Magazine (Canada) Ruminate (Closed in 2022, but archive still available) (U.S.) The Shanghai Literary Review 上海文藝評論 (English language magazine from China) Shearsman Magazine (U.K.) Shooter Literary Magazine (U.K.) SKYLIGHT 47 poetry (Republic of Ireland) Solstice Literary Magazine (U.S.) Some Roast Poet (No website updates since 2019) (Manchester, U.K.) Southeast Review (Florida State University, U.S.) (All or much of the magazine is free online) Southword – Munster Literature Centre (Republic of Ireland) Southern Indiana Review - University of Southern Indiana (U.S.) Stand Magazine (U.K.) The Stinging Fly – New Writers, New Writing (Republic of Ireland) Strix (#12 is announced as its final magazine issue) (Leeds, U.K.) Sugar House Review (Utah, U.S.) takahē (Aotearoa / New Zealand) Tampa Review (University of Tampa Press , U.S.) The Tangerine Magazine (The site is not fully functioning, so may no longer be operating) (Belfast, U.K.) Tears in the Fence (U.K.) TLS | Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) West Branch (Bucknell University, U.S.) (All or much of the magazine is free online) The White Review (No update since March 2024) (U.K.) The Windsor Review (Archive available, but no new magazine since 2023) (University of Windsor, Canada) Writers Digest Magazine - Writer's Digest (U.S.) (On how to write and be published including poetry) Online Magazines (aka webzines, e-magazines, e-journals, e-zines/ezines/eZines etc.). Free unless stated. 3:AM Magazine – Whatever it is, we're against it. (U.K.) Abridged (Northern Ireland) The Adroit Journal (U.K) A-minor | Stories in the Chord of Am (U.S.) And Other Poems (U.K.) Anthropocene (U.K.) Asymptote (Taiwan) Bad Lilies (U.K) The Bangor Literary Journal (U.K.) bathmagg (Closed in 2024, but all 13 issues are available to read online) (Currently saying it is unsafe to go to) Barren Magazine (U.K.) Berfrois (U.K.) berlin lit (English magazine based in Berlin, Germany) The Bitchin Kitsch - The B'K Magazine (U.S.) Blackbox Manifold (U.K.) Blackmail Press (Archive all there, but no update since 2022) (New Zealand) Blue Marble Review - Literary Journal for Young Writers (U.S.) B O D Y (Prague, Czech Republic) Cagibi - /kä'jēbē/ ▸n. a literary space. (Online free quarterly, with occasional print annual reviews, that can be purchased) (U.S.) Chestnut Review (Features some audio, U.S.) (Physical print annually) Compass Rose (U.S.) Datableed Zine ( U.K.) Dusie (Archive available, but no new posts since 2019) (U.S.) Equatorial (U.S) experiment-o (Angel House Press) (Archive available, but no new posts since 2023) (Canada) Flights e-Journal – Flight of the dragonfly (U.K.) Five Dials (Closed in 2023, but its 66 issues are all available in its free archive) (U.K.) harana poetry (U.K.) The High Window (U.K.) iamb ~ poetry seen and heard (U.K.) (Includes poets reading their poems) Ink Sweat and Tears (U.K.) The Interpreter's House (U.K.) Jacket2 (U.K.) Journal of Expressive Writing (U.S.) THE LAKE (U.K) Landfall Review Online (Online site of print magazine, Aotearoa / New Zealand) La Piccioletta Barca (English magazine based in Greece) Liminal Transit Review (U.K.) Literary Hub - Poem (More of a online poem-news finding algorithm really, U.S.) Litter (U.K.) Lolwe (U.K.) Lunate (U.K.) Mascara Literary Review (Paid subscription required. Based in Australia) Misfit Magazine (U.S.) MOLLY BLOOM (No new issue since 2022, but there is a 25 magazine archive available) (U.K.) Moving-Poems.com – A Video Poetry Blog by HAM (U.K.) (The site highlights a number of poetry films) A New Ulster - this link has issues, so visit Facebook - A New Ulster (Northern Ireland) (Print copies can be ordered) North of Oxford (U.S.) One Hand Clapping (U.K.) (Print copy also available) otoliths (No new magazine in 2024) (Australia) (Print copies also available to purchase) Palette Poetry (U.K.) Pamenar Press - Online Magazine (U.K., Canada, Iran) PEN Transmissions – English PEN's magazine for international writing (U.K.) perverse (U.K.) Poetry Space (Dorset, U.K.) Plume (U.S.) Propel Magazine (U.K.) (Print anthology available to buy) Recours au poeme (A French magazine in French) Quaranzine | Shabby Doll House (U.K.) Queen Mob's Tea House (Closed in 2022, but the archive is still available) (Unable to connect on the most recent update) (U.K.) Quince Magazine (No new issue since 2021) (U.K.) Quirk (The English Department of the University of the Incarnate Word) (U.S.) Riggwelter (Last issue January 2024) (U.K.) The Rumpus (U.S.) Samfiftyfour (U.S) (Purchase required for pdf) Santa Ana River Review (No new issue in 2024) (University of California, U.S.) The Scores (Last issue is 2021, and some links don't work, but the archive is still there) (University of St Andrews) (U.K.) Sein und Werden (U.K.) The Sewanee Review (U.S.) The Skinny Poetry Nation (U.S.) Silver Birch Press | Poetry & Prose…from Prompts (This is a blog, that works very much like an online magazine, U.S.) Solstice Literary Magazine - a Magazine of Diverse Voices (U.S.) SPAM zine & Press (U.K) Steel Jackdaw (Purchase required as pdf. There were plans for a print edition in 2024, though these do not appear to have happened yet) (U.K.) STREETCAKE MAGAZINE - home (U.K.) SWWIM Every Day — SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami, U.S.) Tampa Review - Online (Physical print see above, U.S.) Tenth Muse Literary Magazine (Clarke University, U.S.) (I believe this is a free print magazine made fully available in the net.) Tentacular (U.K.) TriQuarterly (Northwestern University) (U.S.) Wildfire Words (Cheltenham Poetry Festival, U.K.) wildness (U.K.) Writing.ie (Republic of Ireland) (A magazine about writing, including poetry writing) Magazine and Journal Lists And if that was not enough ... here is the List of Listers, for a nother slant. Beltway Poetry Quarterly - Journals Duotrope: Find publishers and agents. Track submissions. Get published. A subscription based professional service with 7588 magazines of all types listed. Definitely NOT a freebie site like this one. Every Writers Resource - The Big List of Literary Magazines a U.S. site that aims to list every literary magazine including 397 poetry magazines National Poetry Library - Comprehensive list of all U.K. magazines Neon Magazine The Big List of UK Literary Magazines – Neon Poetry Society: Magazines – Young Poets Network Online Poetry Resources - Poetry Super Highway 1933 magazines listed, wow! Tears in the Fence - Links List of literary magazines - Wikipedia Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. 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An attempt to find links to all the major and minor U.K. poetry awards, prizes and competitions. Some Worldwide ones added, too. If you know a link to a prize not included here, please do get in touch. Checked regularly for broken links. Poetry Awards, Prizes, & Competitions When I see poets' biographies in poetry magazines I always notice there are lots of awards, prizes and competition winners, many of which I have not previously heard about. Time for a list, I thought... Click the underlined titles to link to the online page of the award / competition. Note: For a more general year by year winner of many top awards see: List of years in poetry - Wikipedia In the United Kingdom Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 'The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is celebrating 15 years of supporting outstanding writers. The Award was launched after the publication of Aesthetica Magazine, as a way to support the next generation of literary talent. Including both established and emerging practitioners to submit pieces on any theme, celebrating innovative poetry and short fiction.' Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize - Wikipedia Awarded by the Poetry Society of London for a collection of poetry. It is named after Alice Hunt Bartlett who was the American editor of the society's Poetry Review from 1923 to 1949. The prize ran from1966 to 1987. The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize Awarded for the best poetry on the theme of the Alpine Fellowship: in 2022 - Freedom. The winner will receive a £3,000 cash prize and will be invited to our symposium. Runners up will be invited to attend the symposium and travel expenses will be reimbursed up to a total of £500. Open to all nationalities and to anyone aged 18 and above. All entries must be written in English. Ambit Magazine Hold an annual competition. Anne Born Prize – The Poetry Society 'The Anne Born Prize (was) an annual prize for a poet whose work has been published in Poetry News members‘ poems competitions over the preceding year. Poets are asked to submit some additional work for consideration by the judge, and the prize is a year of mentoring and support.' It ran from 2014 to 2018. Artlyst Art to Poetry Award – The Poetry Society 'The Artlyst Art to Poetry Award celebrates ekphrastic poetry, and was open to all poets worldwide aged 18 or over. Entrants may submit as many poems as they wish so long as they are based on an artwork. This can be in the form of a painting, sculpture installation, video, or fine art photograph.' There was a prize for 11 to 17 year olds, too. AUB International Poetry Prize AUB – Arts University Bournemouth. The prize is in its inaugral year. The Bangor Poetry Competition Competition of the Bangor Literary Journal. 2021 was the 9th competition with money prizes to fifth position plus 2 Highly Commended. In this year a theme was set for the poems. The journal also runs a Forty Words Competition , with two categories of prose and poems. Bard of Bath also see Bard of Bath - Wikipedia The Bard of Bath is the city's representative poet, singer or storyteller. The role continues the Iron-Age Celtic tradition where DRUIDS were the law-makers, judges and ceremonial leaders, OVATES were mediums, healers and prophets and BARDS were poets, musicians and history-keepers. All of them held high status and a place in mystical/religious circles. The Beaver Trust Lodge: Nature and the Ecological Emergency International Poetry Competition The prize is in its inaugural year. 'This competition is about exploring new ways to think about nature and our connection with it, whether through the engaging, humble beaver, the wide range of emotions brought about by the ecological emergency, our recovery and resilience building, or any other aspect of nature and ecology.' BookTrust's Awards and Prizes There is not a specific poetry award, though poetry may feature in its prizes. John Agard won 2021's Lifetime Achievement Award. 'BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We are dedicated to getting children reading. Each year we reach millions of children across the UK with books, resources and support to help develop a love of reading.' Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize - Dempsey and Windle Publishing This is an annual competition with a pamphlet prize - for entries of ten poems open to the UK only, and an individual poem prize, with three prize winners (First prize: £200.00; Second prize: £100.00; Third prize:£50.00) open to international entries. The shortlist is printed in an anthology. Bridport Prize 'One of the largest poetry prizes, the winning poem also features in our anthology, a chance to see your words on the printed page. That’s not all. It opens up further opportunities where your work needs to have been published. ' Brotherton Poetry Prize : University of Leeds Poetry Centre The prize is open to anyone in the world over the age of 18 who hasn’t yet published a full collection of poems (a chapbook or pamphlet does not count as a full collection). Entries to the competition should include no more than 200 lines of poetry in up to five individual poems. Browne Medal - Wikipedia The Browne Medals (also known as the Sir William Browne's Medals) are gold medals which since 1774 have been awarded for annual competitions in Latin and Greek poetry at the University of Cambridge. Brunel International African Poetry Prize This is aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. The Prize is sponsored by Brunel University London. Bernardine Evaristo, writer and Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel, initiated the award in 2012 to revitalise African poetry. Cafe Writers Poetry Competition Annual competition of the Cafe Writers group based in Norwich. There is an additional prize for a permanent resident of Norfolk who did not win one of the main prizes. Callum Macdonald Memorial Award - Scottish Poetry Library Established in 2001 in memory of Scottish publisher Callum Macdonald, this award was created to encourage, recognise and reward the publication of poetry in pamphlet form. In rewarding the publisher of an outstanding example of pamphlet poetry published during the previous year, rather than a poet, it is a unique award in Scotland. Chancellor's Gold Medal (Wikipedia) 'The Chancellor's Gold Medal is a prestigious annual award at Cambridge University for poetry, paralleling Oxford University's Newdigate Prize.' The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2021 Charles Causley (1917-2003) is acknowledged as one of the finest of all 20th-century English poets. The Charles Causley Trust aims to keep his memory alive. The 1st prize winner will receive £2,000 plus a one week writing residency at Cyprus Well, Charles Causley’s former home in Launceston. 2nd prize £250 3rd prize £100; plus 5 Highly Commended poets receive £30. Cheltenham Poetry Festival Run three competitions through its ezine Wildfire Words. The New Voices First Pamphlet Competition for under 25s, Frosted Fire Firsts, and Transformation online anthology, which are listed under their own headings on this page. Cholmondeley Awards for Poets - Society of Authors' Awards The Cholmondeley Awards for Poets were founded by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966 to recognise the achievement and distinction of individual poets. Christopher Tower Poetry Competition - see Tower Poetry Competition Cinnamon Literature Award 'Open to all writers, both debut and established voices. This is a great way to get your short story collection, poetry collection or novel seen.' The competition of Cinnamon Press. Costa Book Awards - Costa Coffee 'Launched in 1971, the Costa Book Awards is one of the UK's most prestigious and popular book prizes and celebrates the most enjoyable books of the year by writers resident in the UK and Ireland. Uniquely, the prize has five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book – with one of the five winning books selected as the overall Costa Book of the year. ' Formerly called the Whitbread Poetry award. Also see Wikipedia: Costa Poetry Award Coventry Poet Laureate and Coventry Young Poet Laureate | Coventry City of Culture 2021 'As part of the BBC Contains Strong Language Festival Coventry 2021, Coventry Libraries and Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 are supporting these two exciting roles: Coventry Poet Laureate – 18 years and older on 31 August 2021 Coventry Young Poet Laureate – 13 years or older and under 18 years old on 31 August 2021' Creative Future Writers' Award Annual competition open to writers who are underrepresented. This includes people who feel their opportunities are limited as a result of: mental health issues, Black, Asian, traveller, mixed heritage or other ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQAI+, physical disability, long-term limiting illness, sensory impairment, learning disability/ADHD/dyslexia/dyspraxia, eurodivergent/ASD, working class background, substance misuse issue, survivors. Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2022 - The University of Manchester To enter the competition all you need to do is tweet your micropoem through Twitter, including the hashtag #micropoem22. The competition has a theme - Climate Change this year, and must be no more than 280 characters long. David Cohen Prize for Literature 'First awarded in 1993, the David Cohen Prize for Literature... it recognises writers who use the English language and are citizens of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, encompassing dramatists, as well as novelists, poets and essayists. The biennial prize, of £40,000, is for a lifetime’s achievement and is donated by the John S Cohen Foundation.' The Duff Cooper Prize The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best in non-fiction writing. The first award was made in 1956, and it has been given annually ever since. The prize is open to works of poetry. The Dylan Thomas Award is no longer, er, awarded. (See Dylan Thomas Prize - Wikipedia) The Dylan Thomas Prize - see The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize below. Edward Cawston Thomas Prize - Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition For the 2022 Competition, poems are invited on any subject but of no more than forty lines please. Closing date January15th, 2022. The judge will be the prize-winning poet Jamie McKendrick. Prizes:1st prize £150, two further £75 prizes and up to six highly commended of £25 The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award The Edwin Morgan Trust was established in 2012 to fulfil the wishes of the Scottish poet laureate, Edwin Morgan (1920–2010), particularly the foundation of a new award for young Scottish poets. Eric Gregory Award - The Society of Authors' Awards 'The Eric Gregory Awards, for a collection by poets under the age of 30, were founded in 1960 by the late Dr Eric Gregory for the encouragement of young poets.' Forward Prize For Poetry 'Forward Arts Foundation promotes public knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of poetry in the UK and Ireland. We are a charity committed to widening poetry’s audience, honouring achievement and supporting talent: our programmes include National Poetry Day, the Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Forward Book of Poetry, an annual anthology of the year’s best poems.' There are three Forward Prizes For Poetry. The Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection, and the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. Foyle Young Poets – The Poetry Society 'It is free to enter and is open to poets aged 11-17 years anywhere in the world.' Frosted Fire First Paphlet Award - Wildfire Words Annual competition held by Frosted Fire Press is the publishing house of Cheltenham Poetry Festival . Gaisford Prize (Wikipedia) 'The Gaisford Prize is a prize in the University of Oxford , founded in 1855 in memory of Dr Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855). For most of its history, the prize was awarded for Classical Greek Verse and Prose. The prizes now include the Gaisford Essay Prize and the Gaisford Dissertation Prize.' Geoffrey Dearmer Prize – The Poetry Society The Geoffrey Dearmer Prize is an annual prize for the best poem published in The Poetry Review written by a poet who doesn’t yet have a full collection. The winner is announced in the summer issue of The Poetry Review each year. Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize - Faber & Faber As a memorial to the founder and first Chairman of the firm, Faber & Faber established in 1963 the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. The Prize of £l,500 is awarded annually: and it is given, in alternate years, for a volume of verse and for a volume of prose fiction, first published originally in this country during the two years preceding the year in which the award is given. For more details of past winners see Wikipedia: Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Geoff Stevens Memorial Poetry Prize Competition run by Indigo Dreams Ginkgo Prize for ecopoetry 'The world's biggest prize for ecopoetry. The Ginkgo Prize also runs ecopoetry workshops and publishes eye-opening essays on ecology and writing.' Hamish Canham Prize – The Poetry Society 'The annual prize for the best members’ poem in Poetry News was established in 2004 by Sheena and Hugh Canham, in memory of their son, Hamish Canham (1962-2003).' Hastings LitFest- Poetry Competition Held annually there is a short story competition and a single poem competition. The winning entries in each category will receive a cash prize of £250. The runner up in each category will receive a cash prize of £50. Hawthornden Prize — Hawthornden Foundation 'The Hawthornden Prize, one of Britain’s oldest literary awards, was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender. This £25,000 prize is awarded annually to a British, Irish or British-based author for a work of “imaginative literature” – including poetry, novels, history, biography and creative non-fiction – published in the previous calendar year. The prize is for a book in English, not for a translation. Previous winners of the prize are excluded from the shortlist.' The Hedgehog Poetry Press 'At the Hedgehog Poetry Press we try our best to give as many opportunities for poets to be published as possible, with these largely being based on Competitions, which is why we have a wide variety of them over the course of the year.' The Hippocrates Prize 'The Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine is an annual international award for an unpublished poem on a medical subject. Since its first awards in 2010, the Hippocrates Prize has attracted over 11,000 entries from around 70 countries, from the Americas to Fiji and Finland to Australasia.' The Hippocrates Prize is in 3 categories, Open, Health Professional and Young Poets. The International Book & Pamphlet Competition - The Poetry Business 'The International Book & Pamphlet Competition was the first of its kind in Britain. Now in its 36th year, it has launched the careers of many well-established and successful poets, including Daljit Nagra, Michael Laskey, Kim Moore, Pascale Petit, and Catherine Smith. The four winning collections are beautifully produced and promoted widely, and entered for all eligible awards and prizes.' The Poetry Business also run the New Poets Prize - see below Ireland’s Professor of Poetry (Includes the Republic of Ireland) The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust was set up in 1998 and is jointly held between Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Every three years a poet of honour and distinction is chosen to represent the Chair as Ireland’s Professor of Poetry. James Berry Poetry Prize - Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts - Newcastle University The James Berry Poetry Prize will assist poets of colour with talent ready to take their work to the next level via mentoring and publication. The prize is free to enter. It is open to poets of colour, who are UK residents who have not yet published a book-length collection, with special consideration given to LGBTQ+/disabled poets and poets from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Jane Martin Poetry Prize An annual competition run by Girton College, Cambridge since 2011. 'Building on the success of previous years, the 2022 winner will receive not just a cash prize of £700, but the opportunity to give a reading at a celebratory event, at which the prize will be awarded. There will also be a second cash prize of £300.' Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships – Jerwood Arts The programme runs biennially for three editions between 2017 and 2022 supporting a total of nine individuals, three Fellowships per edition. Successful poets each receive £15,000 to support a year of Fellowship, during which they are matched with a core mentor and have further access to a range of advisers and critical friends to support their developing practice. John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (Wikipedia) The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom . Established in 1942, the last award was in 2010. Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize Inaugurated in 1998 by the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association, The Keats-Shelley Writing Prize encourages poets and essayists of all ages to respond to the work of the Romantics. There are poetry and essay prizes. Total prizes are 0ver £5000. Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition, 2025 – The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society An annual competition with seven prizes. 1st Prize: £1000,2nd Prize: £300, 3rd Prize: £100, 4th Prize: 4 x £50. 'The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society is a lively local group with a national reputation. We’ve been going for over 70 years in Tunbridge Wells but remain as friendly and supportive and open to newcomers as ever.' King's Gold Medal for Poetry - Wikipedia Awarded for a book of verse published by someone in any of the Commonwealth realms . Recommendations to the King for the award of the Medal are made by a committee of eminent scholars and authors chaired by the Poet Laureate . The award is announced on William Shakespeare's birthday , 23 April. The Gold Medal for Poetry was instituted by King George V in 1933. (Note known as the Queen's Gold Medal For Poetry when the monarch is female.) Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition There are three competitions for this annual festival, one for adults, one for 12-17 year olds, and one for under 12s. Ledbury Munthe Poetry Prize for Second Collections Organised by Ledbury Poetry Festival, I cannot find too much historical online information, though there was a competition with a different sponsor in 2017 where the winner won £5000. Leeds Peace Poetry The competition is open to everyone, anywhere in the world. Winning poems will be published on their website. There are Adult, Secondary School and Primary School categories. It has run since 2003 and organisations represented include the University of Leeds (School of English), Leeds City Council Children's Services (Schools) and Leeds Library and Information Services. Live Canon Poetry Have an international competition every year for single poems, for which an anthology is compiled, plus competitions for pamphlets, and collections. There is also a children's poetry competition for which there is also an annual anthology. The London Magazine Poetry Prize The annual competition of the magazine. It is for a single poem of 40 lines or less. A top three is announced and the winner receives £500. The 2023 prize was dedicated to the memory of the Special Literary Adviser and renowned poet, Grey Gowrie. Lucent Dreaming Prize In 2022 the first prize for poetry was £1000. There were three top prizes plus a Highly Commended section, with the competition being for a poem of 1 to 56 lines, on a theme (Hope), and open only to people who are18+. Magma Poetry Competition Annual competition of Magma Poetry Magazine. 'First prize for the Judge’s and Editors’ Prize is £1000, second prize £300 and third prize £150. The six prize-winning poems will be published in Magma and there will also be five special mentions for the Judge’s Prize and for the Editors’ Prize. Winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poems at a Magma Competition Event.' Manchester Poetry Prize · Manchester Metropolitan University 'The Manchester Writing Competition offers the UK’s biggest literary awards for unpublished work. The Competition was established in 2008 by Carol Ann Duffy (UK Poet Laureate 2009-19). Each year two £10,000 prizes are awarded: the Manchester Poetry Prize for best portfolio of poems and the Manchester Fiction Prize for best short story.' Matthew Hale Award - see Northern Writers Awards Members’ Poems – The Poetry Society The Members’ Poems competition sets Poetry Society Members the task of writing a poem or poems on a theme chosen by a leading poet. All poems published in Poetry News are also eligible for the Hamish Canham Prize each year. There are 4 issues and competitions every year. Metro Poetry Competition There are two categories: 16 and under, or adult (over 16). A winner and a runner up from each category (along with other prizes) will see their poems published as large posters in Longbenton Metro station. Michael Marks Poetry Awards The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets were established in 2009 and now include four awards and a Poets in Residence program. From their inception, the Awards have aimed both to promote the pamphlet form and to enable poets and publishers to develop. Michael Schmidt Prize for Best Portfolio I believe is an award related to the MA / MFA Creative Writing course at Manchester Metropolitan University. Mslexia Competitions 'Over the years Mslexia has developed a portfolio of highly respected competitions that have propelled many women’s writing careers to the next level.' Currently, along with other competitions there are two poetry competitions (for women only): Single Poem, and Poetry Pamphlet. National Poetry Competition – The Poetry Society The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to anyone 18 or over. Newdigate prize - Wikipedia Awarded to students of the University of Oxford for the Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has been admitted to Oxford within the previous four years. It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806).[1] The winning poem is announced at Encaenia. The New Poets Prize - The Poetry Business 'The New Poets Prize is a pamphlet competition for writers between the ages of 17 and 24 (inclusive). This prize runs alongside the renowned International Book & Pamphlet Competition organized by The Poetry Business, which has now been established for 36 years.' New Voices First Pamphlet Competition 2022 - Wildfire Words 'New Voices offers poets aged no more than 25 or less an award of publication of the winning poet’s first poetry collection, as a pamphlet book. The award includes 50 free copies, publication of poems in wildfire words, and headline poet status in an international online Zoom book launch.' This is an annual competition from the Cheltenham Poetry Festival. Northern Writers Awards - Northern Writers Award for Poetry / Northern Debut Award For Poetry 'Established in 2000 by New Writing North, the Awards support writers across the North of England. The Awards support writers creatively as they develop their work towards publication, as well as helping them to progress professionally and navigate their way through the publishing industry.' Awards also include non-poetry categories. The Matthew Hale Award is open to young writers (aged 11 to 18) who show promise but have had limited opportunities to pursue their talent. This could be due to a number of factors, including physical or mental ill-health, family circumstances, financial circumstances, lack of access to cultural opportunities or any other reasons. This can include, but is not limited to poetry. Open House Competition The annual competition of The Interpreters House online magazine with three cash prizes available. The three winning poems and seven commended poems will be published on The Interpreter’s House website and also be featured in an Open House Competition pamphlet. Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition The competition of the Poetry Centre of Oxford Brookes University (OBU) Oxford Professor of Poetry - University of Oxford A new Oxford Professor of Poetry is elected every four years, and their responsibilities include giving a public lecture each term, as well as an oration at the University’s honorary degree ceremony every other year. Paper Swans Press - Poetry Pamphlet Prize Annual competition of the Paper Swans Press Peggy Poole Award – The Poetry Society The Peggy Poole Award helps emerging writers develop their craft, and gives poets in the North West of England the chance to win a year of mentoring from a leading poet, running alongside the National Poetry Competition. PEN Pinter Prize - English Pen Established in 2009 in memory of Harold Pinter. It's awarded annually to a writer resident in Britain, the Republic of Ireland, the Commonwealth or former Commonwealth who, in the words of Harold Pinter’s Nobel speech, casts an ‘unflinching, unswerving’ gaze upon the world, and shows a ‘fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies’. The winner must the author of a significant body of plays, poetry, essays, or fiction of outstanding literary merit, written in English. The prize is shared with an international writer of courage selected by English PEN’s Writers at Risk Committee in association with the winner. This half of the prize is awarded to someone who has been persecuted for speaking out about their beliefs. The Plough Prize - 2022 | The Plough Arts Centre (2022) Now in its nineteenth year, the Plough Poetry Prize is an international open competition for a poem up to 40 lines on any subject. 1st Prize: £1,000, 2nd Prize: £500, 3rd Prize: £250. Poetic Republic (From Wikipedia: Poetic Republic Poetry Prize ) 'The Poetic Republic Poetry Prize was an open online poetry competition judged by the community of entrants. It was active from 2009 to 2015, when the death of the organiser Peter Hartey led to its closure.' Poetry Book Awards 'The Poetry Book Awards is an annual, international book award given to the best poetry books produced by indie writers, self published authors or books published by small, truly independent presses.' Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom 'The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom , currently on the advice of the prime minister . The role does not entail any specific duties, but there is an expectation that the holder will write verse for significant national occasions.' Simon Armitage (The Official Website) took over the role in 2019 and will hold the post for 10 years. Poetry London Prize The annual competition of Poetry London. The Poetry Society - Competitions 'The Poetry Society awards £16,000 in prizes each year. Poets at all stages of their careers are celebrated, and prizes also include ways to support writers’ development: courses, books, membership and publication. The competitions and prizes are a central part of The Poetry Society’s work.' I have listed the 12 prizes alphabetically on this page. Poetry Space Annual international competition with prize money for the first three places, plus publication of the poems. Polari Prize (This is a literary prize that includes poetry, but not exclusively.) Founded by author Paul Burston, Polari began in 2007 in a bar in Soho. Since 2009, we’ve been based at London’s Southbank Centre. Since 2011, The Polari First Book Prize has been awarded annually for a first book which explores the LGBTQ+ experience; from 2019, The Polari Prize has been awarded annually for a book by a a non-debut writer. Popescu Prize – The Poetry Society 'The Popescu European Poetry Translation Prize has been awarded biennially by The Poetry Society for a volume of poetry translated from a European language into English.' Porson Prize (Wikipedia) 'The Porson Prize is an award for Greek verse composition at the University of Cambridge . It was founded in honour of classical scholar Richard Porson and was first awarded in 1817. Winners are known as "Porson prizemen".' The Rebecca Swift Women's Poet's Prize - See Women's Poet's Prize below Rathbones Folio Prize (This is a literary prize that can be won by poetry, but not exclusively) Rathbones Folio Prize is open to all works of literature written in English and published in the UK. All genres and all forms of literature are eligible, except work written primarily for children. The format of first publication may be print or digital. The Prize will be awarded for books published in the previous calendar year. The Rialto The Rialto magazine runs a pamphlet competition and poetry competition every year. Rubery Book Award 'The Rubery Prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published by independent presses, judged by reputable judges.' Categories are Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children & YA, and Poetry. From the category winners there is an overall Book of the Year winner. Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry - see King's Gold Medal for Poetry Saboteur Awards – Sabotage (sabotagereviews.com) 'The Saboteur Awards have been running since 2011 (and) encompass 12 awards given out in a public ceremony. In their present form, the awards are voted for by the public, and have no prize money.' Poetry awards include Best Spoken Word Performer, Best Spoken Word Show, Best Poetry Pamphlet, Best Anthology - though festival, publisher and magazine awards may go to poetry also. Scotland's Makar - Our National Poet - Scottish Poetry Library The Makar takes a leadership role in promoting poetry in Scotland and internationally, as well as producing work relating to significant national events. Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Poetry Prize Queen's University Belfast Seatonian Prize (Wikipedia) 'The Seatonian Prize is awarded by the University of Cambridge for the best English poem on a sacred subject. This prize has been awarded annually since 1750 and is open to any Master of Arts of the university.' See Awards, grants, and prizes | Faculty of Divinity (cam.ac.uk). The Sarah Maguire Prize - Poetry Translation Centre (PTC) 'An international biennial award for the best book of poetry in English translation by a living poet from beyond Europe. The winning poet and their translator, or translators, will split an award of £3000 between them. The prize has been established in the memory of the poet Sarah Maguire who was the founder of the Poetry Translation Centre and a champion of international poetry. ' Second Light Poetry Competition for Long and Short Poems by Women First prizes are awarded in two categories: Short (50 lines or under) and Long (over 50 lines). 2nd & 3rd prizes may be from either category. First prize £300. The compeition has been running since at least 2008. Shooter Literary Magazine Has an annual competition with a winner and runner-up Simon Powell Poetry Prize - Poetry Live! 'Simon Powell was always a great champion of new poetry. We run this competition as a tribute to his commitment to poetry and to his encouragement of young people to start writing...The only entry requirement is that each applicant is a GCSE student.' SLAMbassadors – The Poetry Society SLAMbassadors is The Poetry Society’s national youth poetry slam championships. Each year we search for the next generation of spoken word artists, rappers and MCs. Currently paused. Society of Authors' Awards | The Society of Authors 'Our poetry awards are amongst the most prestigious in the UK. They celebrate excellence in poetry from those just starting out as well those established in their careers.' I have listed the poetry awards, or those available to poets individually on this page. The Somerset Maugham Awards - Society of Authors' Awards W. Somerset Maugham set up a fund in 1947 to enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience of foreign countries. The awards are given for a published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry. The author must be a British national, or resident in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and writing in English. The author must be under the age of 30 , and book first printed in Britain. Stanza Poetry Competition – The Poetry Society 'All Stanza members who are also Poetry Society members can enter up to two <40 line poems.' Stephen Spender Prize – Stephen Spender Trust 'The Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation, with categories for young people (14-and-under, 16-and-under, and 18-and-under) as well as an open category for adults. All entrants must be UK or Irish citizens or residents, or pupils at a British School overseas.' Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize - Streetcake Magazine 'this prize is aimed at writers based in the UK and EU who are responding creatively and experimenting with the literature mold. there are two age categories (18-30 and 31 and over) in each category of short fiction and poetry, which means there are four overall first place winners. we also award second-fourth places in each category.' The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award Awarded for a full-length published or self-published (in book or ebook formats) work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, by an author aged 18 – 35 years. Awarded since 1991. The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize - Swansea University 'Launched in 2006, the annual Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for young writers, aimed at encouraging raw creative talent worldwide. It celebrates and nurtures international literary excellence. The Prize is awarded to the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under.' Ted Hughes Award – The Poetry Society 'The Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry was a 10 year project running alongside Carol Ann Duffy’s tenure as Poet Laureate, highlighting outstanding contributions made by poets to our cultural life. The £5000 annual prize money was funded by Carol Ann Duffy’s honorarium as Laureate from HM The Queen.' Tower Poetry Competition - Christ Church, Oxford University 'The Tower Poetry Competition offers the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets, and is open to students between 16-18 years of age who are educated in the UK.' The competition is run by Christ Church, Oxford , and are funded by a bequest by the late Christopher Tower. The T. S. Eliot Prize The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry was inaugurated in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and honour its founding poet. Transformation Online Anthology - Wildfire Words A single poem competition run annually by Wildfire Words the online ezine of the Cheltenham Poetry Festival. Translation Prizes | The Society of Authors There are several different prizes, such as The Scott Moncrieff Prize, an annual award of £1,000 for translations into English of full length French works of literary merit and general interest, though I am uncertain if these can be won for poetry translation at this point. Travelling Scholarships - Society of Authors' Awards The Travelling Scholarships were established in 1944 to enable British creative writers to keep in touch with their colleagues abroad. Available to poets, though not exclusively so. The Ver Prize The annual competition of the Vers Poets. An anthology of the winners is produced each year. Wales Book of the Year Awarded by Literature Wales, it was inaugurated in 1992. There are 12 winners in 4 categories - one of which is Poetry - 4 in English 4 in Welsh. Then an overall winner and a Popular Choice winner in both English and Welsh. From 2004 to 2020 it was awarded as the Roland Mathias Poetry Prize. Walter Swan Prize (2021) Now in its sixth year, the Walter Swan Poetry Prize is open to all writers of poetry aged 18 and over.' It is the poetry prize of the Ilkley Literature Festival. Warwickshire Libraries Young Poet Laureate – Warwickshire County Council 'The Laureateship is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their writing skills and take part in events and activities across the county under the mentorship of a professional poet.' Wells Festival of Literature Competition Currently running prizes in four categories including an International Open Poetry Competition and a Young Poets Competition. Welsh Poetry Competition The International English Language Poetry Contest. 'The first Welsh Poetry Competition was set up by poet & writer Dave Lewis in 2007. Officially launched on St David’s Day @ Clwb-Y-Bont, Pontypridd, 2007 the aim is to encourage and foster the wealth of creative writing talent that we know exists in Wales but currently languishes in the doldrums.' The White Review 'The Poet’s Prize is run in partnership with CHEERIO, and is for English-language poets who are at the crucial stage of creating their debut pamphlet or collection. The Prize was founded in 2017 with support from Jerwood Charitable Foundation.' Wigtown Poetry Prize Founded in 2005, and rebranded in 2019, it welcomes entries from poets writing in English wherever they may live. There are 5 prizes in total. There is an International Prize, then separate categories for Scottish Gaelic poetry, Scots language poetry, rising talent in Dumfries & Galloway, and a pamphlet prize is named in memory of Alastair Reid - local poet and foremost literary figure. Winchester Poetry Prize The competition linked to the Winchester Poetry Festival . A prize is also available for the best poem written by a Hampshire-based poet. Women Poets' Prize The Women Poets’ Prize is a biennial award given to three UK-based women poets who demonstrate great ability and potential. It consists of a cash prize of £1,000 and 18 months of creative, professional and pastoral support. The Rebecca Swift Foundation was set up in 2018 in memory of Rebecca Swift, the pioneering founder of The Literary Consultancy . This unique award seeks to honour Rebecca’s two key passions: poetry and the empowerment of women. The Yeovil Literary Prize Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association. One of five the categories is for poetry. It is for a single poem of no more than 40 lines. The first prize in a top 3 wins £600. It started in 2002. Each year £100 is awarded to the Western Gazette, Best Local Writer, the highest placed long listed entry who lives in the distribution area of the Western Gazette, which was most recently won by a poet. The York Poetry Prize The competition linked to the York Literature Festival. There is also the Helen Cadbury Prize will be awarded to an excellent poem from an entrant with a York (YO) postcode. World Wide Awards For this list, it may take a little longer to expand, so please see the excellent: List of poetry awards - Wikipedia and Poet laureate - Wikipedia Australia Woorilla Poetry Prize The Woorilla Poetry Prize was initiated in the1980s by Maria Millers and Louise Rockne, editors at Woorilla Magazine, where it grew to become a celebrated national competition. Belgium Herman de Coninck Prize for Poetry The Herman de Coninck Prize is an annual Flemish literature prize for poetry in memory of Herman de Coninck. Between 2007 and 2016, it was exclusively a Flemish prize, but from 2017 it was also accessible to poetry from the Netherlands. It is given for the best collection written that year. There are also prizes for the best poem, and the best debut collection. Canada Archibald Lampman Award- Arc Poetry Magazine The Archibald Lampman Award recognizes an outstanding book of English-language poetry by an author living in the National Capital Region . Archibald Lampman was one of Canada’s finest 19th-century poets. Eligible entries are English-language books of poetry published by a recognized publisher. Eligible books must be no less than 48 pages in length. The current prize is $1500 CAD Arc's Poem of the Year Contest The main prize of Arc Poetry Magazine. Currently wins $5000 CAD. It is an open contest for the best poem entered. Arc also award Arc Award of Awesomeness, a monthly competition based on a theme set by the magazine, Critics' Desk Award for excellence in book reviewing, plus 3 more awards with their own heading: Archibald Lampman Award, Diana Brebner Prize, Confederation Poets Prize Confederation Poets Prize - Arc Poetry Magazine The Confederation Poets Prize is awarded given for the best poem published in Arc in the preceding year. Selected by a prominent member of Canada’s literary communities, the award includes a $250 prize. Arc Poetry Magazine’s Confederation Poets Prize is named in recognition of a group of Canadian poets who were born around the time of Canadian Confederation. Diana Brebner Prize - Arc Poetry Magazine The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded yearly for the best poem written by a National Capital Region poet, who has not yet been published in book form. The prize honours the late Diana Brebner, an award-winning Ottawa-based poet who was devoted to fostering literary talent among new, local writers. The prize is $500 CAD. Griffin Poetry Prize 'The Griffin Poetry Prize is awarded annually in two categories – International and Canadian. Each prize is worth C$65,000. In each category, the prize is for the best collection of poetry in English published during the preceding year. One prize goes to a living Canadian poet or translator, the other to a living poet or translator from any country, which may include Canada.' Montreal International Poetry Prize 'The Montreal Prize awards one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately 60 poems, from which a judge chooses one winner. The shortlist is published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology. The prize is run by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.' Began 2010. KOBZAR™ Book Award The Shevchenko Foundation launeched the award in 2003. Presented biennially, the $25,000 it recognizes outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts by authors who write on a topic with a tangible connection to the experiences of Ukrainian Canadians. There are a number of genres including poetry. Monetary recognition is given to both the winner and the winner’s publisher. Pat Lowther Memorial Award The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is given for a book of poetry by a Canadian woman, and is in memory of the late Pat Lowther, whose career was cut short by her untimely death in 1975. The award carries a $2,000 prize. Priscila Uppal Memorial Award for Poetry 'The Priscila Uppal Memorial Award for Poetry is given to the single best poem submitted, along with a $500 cash prize and publication in Canthius. A runner-up also receives a $250 cash prize and publication in Canthius.' Verse Ottawa Poets Laureate In 2017, City Council approved funding for the renewal of a Poet Laureate Program for the City of Ottawa. There are two current Ottawa poet laureates – one English, one French – each appointed to serve a two year term. Their mandate is to act as Ottawa’s artistic ambassador, to promote the literary arts, and to advance Ottawa’s unique voice in the world. France Académie Mallarmé – Prix Mallarmé, membres du jury, laureats (academie-mallarme.fr) 'The Mallarmé Prize,awarded since 1937, rewards a French-speaking poet for a collection of poems published (from October 1 to October 1 the next year). It is awarded by the Académie Mallarmé at the Brive Book Fair. The prize is endowed with an amount of € 3,800 paid by the city of Brive, which also offers the poet laureate a one-month residency. ' (I used Google translate here...) Prix Guillaume Apollinaire – les lauréats (prix-apollinaire.fr) The prix Guillaume Apollinaire is a French poetry prize first awarded in 1941. It was named in honour of French writer Guillaume Apollinaire. It annually recognizes a collection of poems for its originality and modernity. See Prix Guillaume Apollinaire - Wikipedia Guernsey Guernsey International Poetry Competition- Poems on the Move - Guernsey Literary Festival The competition of the annual Guernsey Literary Festival. There are three categories of Open, Resident and Young People (11-17). For the 2022 Festival the top three in each category will win prize money and these along with a further 12 poems and be displayed on buses Jamaica The Edward Baugh Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica Open to a poet age thirty-five (35) or under residing in the eastern end of the island (namely, the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas, and Portland). The Louise Bennett Coverley Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica Open to a Jamaican poet of any age or station in life, residing in any of the central parishes of the island (namely, Clarendon, St. Ann, St. Mary, Manchester, and St. Catherine). The Michael Cooke Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica Open to a male poet residing in the Western end of the island (namely, Hanover, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, St. James, and Trelawny). Musgrave Medal - (Wikipedia) The Musgrave Medal is an annual award by the Institute of Jamaica in recognition of achievement in art, science, and literature. Originally conceived in 1889 and named in memory of Sir Anthony Musgrave. Click on the link to see past recipients. Not a specific poetry prize, but a prize that has been awarded for achievements in poetry. Poet Laureate of Jamaica – The National Library of Jamaica Organised by the National Library of Jamaica. The Poet Laureate must be a Jamaican, defined as either born in Jamaica or of Jamaican parentage or a naturalised citizen. The Poet Laureate is not required to reside in Jamaica. However, he /she must be available for a minimum of 4 official appearances in each calendar year. They must have at least three publications of poetry. The Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry | The National Library of Jamaica There are four poetry prizes which I have listed alphabetically here. Poet Laureate of Jamaica and Helen Zell: Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica The prize is open to Jamaican nationals between the ages of 17-25 who are interested in pursuing a career in the writing of poetry Netherlands Dichter Des Vaderlands - Poet of the Fatherland The Dutch Poet Laureate. It was first appointed in 2000, and since 2017 it has been appointed every two years. It is appointed by NRC Handelsblad, Poetry International and the Poetry Club. New Zealand Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing The Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing was established in 1996 through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation by Denis and Verna Adam because of their strong wish to support the development of creative writing in New Zealand. In each year the Adam Prize is awarded to the author of the best page-based portfolio for the MA. Biggs Family Poetry Prize A Victoria University of Wellington - International Institute of Modern Letters award of $3,000. It is awarded at the end of the Masters in Creative Writing course to enable a student to complete a manuscript for publication. It has been awarded annually since 2006 to recognise the potential of a graduating poet. Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer's Fellowship 'The fellowship is awarded every two years to an established New Zealand writer from any literary genre, with a significant publication record, to work on a major project. Amount: Up to $100,000 over two years.' Historically this has been awarded to established New Zealand poets, though I am uncertain if the project has ever been one of poetry. Kathleen Grattan Award - Landfall Review Online: 'This biennial award is for an original collection of poems, or one long poem, by a New Zealand or Pacific permanent resident or citizen. Entries are accepted until 31 July of the award year. The result is announced in the November issue of Landfall, and the winner will receive $10,000. Auckland poet Kathleen Grattan, a journalist and former editor of the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, died in 1990.' Monica Taylor Poetry Prize Annual competition of takahē magazine New Zealand Book Awards Established in 1968, in their current format the annual Ockham New Zealand Book Awards offer five principal prizes, including the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, for which the winners receive $10,000. There are also four Crystal Arts Trust Best First Book awards, including the Jessie MacKay Prize for Poetry for which the winner receives $2,500. The New Zealand Poet Laureate A new Laureate is chosen every two years and is supported by the National Library of New Zealand to create new work and promote poetry throughout the country. Each Laureate is presented with their own tokotoko (carved orator’s stick), which symbolises their authority and status. The National Library holds the matua, or parent tokotoko, to signify joint guardianship.' Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement Three awards are given every year for: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. North Macedonia and Albania Naim Frashëri Laureateship The International Poetry Festival of North Macedonia and Albania called “Ditët e Naimit” (Days of Naim) awards the Naim Frashëri Laureateship. Republic of Ireland The Caterpillar Poetry Prize Awarded annually to an unpublished poem written by an adult for children aged 7 to 11. Held since 2015. Cúirt New Writing Prize The comp[etition for the Cúirt International Festival of Literature. There are two categories of Poetry and short Story. The winner in each category will be awarded a €500 cash prize and the opportunity to read at the 37th annual Cúirt International Festival of Literature which will take place in Galway between Wednesday, 6th and Sunday, 10th April 2022. Farmgate Award The Farmgate Café National Poetry Award was established in 2019 with sponsorship from one of Cork's most loved restaurants - The Farmgate Café. The award is a cash prize of €2000 for the best collection published in English by a poet resident in Ireland during the previous calendar year. Collections in translation are considered. The Fish Poetry Prize - Fish Publishing Established in 2006 . The Top 10 poems will be published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2022. 1st prize: €1,000. 2nd: A week in residence at Anam Cara Writers’ Retreat. 3rd: €200 Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition – Munster Literature Centre 'The Munster Literature Centre established the Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition in 2005. The competition offered writers the opportunity to have their poems published in a high quality production from the Munster Literature Centre's publishing branch, Southword Editions. The winners also receive cash prizes. The competition did not run from 2010-13. It was reintroduced in 2014.' Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition – Munster Literature Centre The Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition was first held in 2010. It is an poetry prize for a single poem, open to writers from around the world from September to November annually. Sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre, the prize is named in honour of the late Irish poet long associated with the Centre. John Montague International Poetry Fellowship – Munster Literature Centre 'The recipient would be a poet from outside Ireland of international standing. Fellowship applications are invited from poets working in English from outside Ireland. The Poetry Fellow must have at least two full-length collections of poetry published. The successful candidate will be a poet respected by peers and preferably has experience in the coaching or teaching of other writers.' Ireland’s Professor of Poetry (Includes Northern Ireland) The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust was set up in 1998 and is jointly held between Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Every three years a poet of honour and distinction is chosen to represent the Chair as Ireland’s Professor of Poetry. Listowel Writers' Week - Irish Poem of the Year Award This competition is awarded at the An Post Irish Book Awards set up by a coalition of Irish booksellers in 2007. The awards are owned by Irish Book Awards Ltd, a not-for-profit company. Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival - Poetry Collection Award €2,500 for the best collection of poetry. 6-12 individual poems or an equivalent long single poem which may be in sections or form a sequence. The competition is open only to those who have not published a complete collection of poetry. It is a part of the Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival The Moth Nature Writing Prize Begun in 2020, The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It is awarded annually to an unpublished piece of prose or poetry which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world. The winner receives €1,000 and a week at Circle of Misse in France. Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award for a first unpublished collection of poems in English is open to poets, born in the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or long term resident in Ireland. The award was founded by the Patrick Kavanagh Society in 1971 to commemorate the poet. For details of the award's history and previous winners see Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award - Wikipedia Pigott Poetry Prize 2022 This Award is for the best Collection of New Poetry by an Irish Author published between the 1st February 2021 and 31st January 2022. It has a Prize Fund of €14,000. and is a part of the Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival. Ó Bhéal Five Words International Poetry Competition 'The 2022/2023 (10th) competition will run for 42 weeks. Every Tuesday at midday (UTC) from 12th April 2022 – 31st January 2023, five words will be posted. Entrants will have one week to compose and submit one or more poems which include all five words given for that week. Prize A prize of 750 euros will be awarded to the winner, plus 500 euros for 2nd place and 250 euros for 3rd place.' Ó Bhéal Poetry-Film Competition 'You may submit as many films as you like – each must interpret or convey a poem (present in its entirety, audibly and/or visually) and have been completed after the 1st of May 2020. Entries may not exceed 10 minutes in duration. Non-English or non-Irish language films will require English subtitles.' Southword Subscriber Competition - Munster Literature Centre Prizes given for top three places and run alongside a flash fiction prize. The Trócaire Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition Annual competition since 2013. The competition is always FREE to enter and is open to adults, at all stages in their writing careers. Poems in English or Irish, written or spoken word, are welcome in two categories: Adult- Published poets, Unpublished poets. Poems are written on a theme. Sweden Cikada Prize - Wikipedia (The prize's own site looked empty) The Cikada Prize was founded in 2004 following the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish Nobel Prize winner, Harry Martinson. The award consists of a diploma, 20.000 SEK and a piece of ceramic art designed by the Swedish ceramics artist Gunilla Sundström. The name of the prize has been inspired by Martinson's poetry collection "Cikada", which was published in 1953. The Nobel Prize for Literature On 27 Nov 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving a large share of his fortune to prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace – the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden. Awarded annually since 1901, it is not a poetry prize, but it can be won by poets for their lifetime body of work. United States Of America Able Muse Write Prize - Able Muse Press $500 prize for the best poem, and $500 prize for the best short story (flash fiction), plus publication in Able Muse (the print journal). Finalists in each category will also be considered for publication. Academy of American Poets Fellowship| Academy of American Poets 'The Academy of American Poets Fellowship is a $25,000 prize awarded to one poet each year to recognize distinguished poetic achievement. Established in 1946 and given in memory of James Ingram Merrill, with generous support from the T. S. Eliot Foundation.' Academy of American Poets First Book Award | Academy of American Poets 'The Academy of American Poets First Book Award is a $5,000 first-book publication prize. The winner receives publication by Graywolf Press, an all-expenses-paid six-week residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center in the Umbrian region of Italy, and distribution of the winning book to thousands of Academy of American Poets members.' Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships 'The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are $50,000 awards given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects that engage their fellow residents, including youth, with poetry, helping to address issues important to their communities.' For current Laureates see: Current U.S. and State Poets Laureate | Academy of American Poets For a handy map layout see: U.S. State Poets Laureate The Adroit Prizes for Poetry & Prose - The Adroit Journal 'The Adroit Prizes are awarded annually to two students of secondary or undergraduate status. All secondary and undergraduate students are eligible, including international students and students who have graduated a semester early.' See also The Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program - The Adroit Journal Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 2013, the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award recognizes a student poet twenty-three years old or younger, with an annual cash prize of $1,000.' American Poets Prizes | Academy of American Poets 'Since 1934, the Academy of American Poets has provided visibility and financial support to poets demonstrating artistic excellence.' They award 12 prizes which I have listed alphabetically here. Ambroggio Prize | Academy of American Poets 'The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe, publisher of literary works, scholarship, and art books by or about U.S.' Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize – The Waywiser Press The prize has closed for December an 2022 will see the 17th winner. The winner gets $3,000. The Waywiser is based in the UK with a U.S. subsidiary, but the winner is usually from the U.S. as is the prize money. APR/Honickman First Book Prize - American Poetry Review (may require log-in) (2022) 'The prize of $3,000, with an introduction by the judge and distribution of the winning book by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium, will be awarded in 2022 with publication of the book in the same year. The author will receive a standard book publishing contract, with royalties paid in addition to the $3,000 prize.' Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry | Milkweed Editions 'The Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry supports outstanding poets from the upper Midwest and brings their work to a national stage. Expanding on the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, which was established in 2011, this prize awards $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions to a poet residing in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Michigan.' The Brannan Prize - T he Poetry Project The Poetry Project is proud to offer The Brannan Prize, an annual $1,000 prize for emerging poets in honor of former Poetry Project intern and poet Lisa Brannan, called The Brannan Prize. In addition to the financial prize, the winning poet will have one poem published in The Poetry Project Newsletter. Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard’s preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton Lectures recognize individuals of extraordinary talent The term “poetry” is interpreted in the broadest sense to encompass all poetic expression in language, music, or the fine arts. Cave Canem Poetry Prize - Georgia Press 'Established in 1999, this first book award is dedicated to the discovery of exceptional manuscripts by African American poets who have not been professionally published. The winner will receive $1,000 cash, publication, and fifty copies of their book.' Copper Nickel | The Jake Adam York Prize 'The Jake Adam York Prize for a first or second poetry collection is a collaboration between Copper Nickel and Milkweed Editions . Book-length manuscripts can be Submitted via Submittable. (...) The prize-winning poet receives $2,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions .' Derek Walcott Prize For Poetry 'In partnership with The Derek Walcott Festival and the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Arrowsmith Press awards the prize to a full-length book by a poet who is not a US citizen, published in the previous calendar year.' The Festival is in Trinidad and Tobago The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry - University of Pittsburgh Press see also AWP: Award Series 'The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry is an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. Sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and the generous support of the Amazon Literary Partnership. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence, and is available to published and unpublished authors alike.' Francine Ringold Awards - Nimrod / University of Tulsa 'The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honour the work of writers at the beginning of their careers. Prizes: $500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.' F(r)iction Contests The competitions for F(r)iction Magazine. There are four categories including poetry which has a $300 winning prize. Gearhart Poetry Contest - Southeast Review 'The Southeast Review offers four annual contests with cash awards for art, short story, non-fiction and poetry. Our poetry contest began in 1996 to honour Michael Wm. Gearhart, a Ph.D. student in creative writing at Florida State University who died suddenly at the age of 39. The contest continues today in his memory. Please send up to three poems, no more than 10 pages total.' The Glenna Luschei Poetry Prize 'The Luschei Prize for African Poetry, under the auspices of the African Poetry Book Fund and in partnership with the literary journal, Prairie Schooner, is an annual award of USD $1,000. Established in 2015, this Pan African Poetry Prize honor(s) and promote(s) African poetry written in English or in translation and to recognize a significant book published each year by an African poet.' The Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program - The Adroit Journal 'We recognize six emerging poets as Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry each year. All emerging writers who have not published full-length collections are eligible (regardless of age, geographic location, or educational status)' The Gulf Coast Prizes - Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts There are Gulf Coast Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. There is also the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation, which in 2024 was won for poetry. Harold Morton Landon Translation Award | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 1976, this $1,000 award recognizes a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in the previous calendar year.' Idaho Prize for Poetry 'An annual, national competition offering $1,000 plus publication by Lost Horse Press for a book-length poetry manuscript. Manuscripts are accepted for review before May 15 of each year, and on 15 August, a winner is announced.' James Laughlin Award | Academy of American Poets 'Offered since 1954, the James Laughlin Award is given to recognize and support a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year. The winning poet receives a prize of $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and distribution of the winning book to approximately one thousand Academy of American Poets members.' James Welch Prize - Poetry Northwest Poetry Northwest’s James Welch Prize is awarded for two outstanding poems, each written by an Indigenous U.S. poet. The prize is named for Blackfeet and Gros Ventre writer James Welch, whose early poems were featured in Poetry Northwest and who went on to become one of the region’s most important writers. Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award / Kate Tufts Discovery Award 'The Tufts poetry awards—based at Claremont Graduate University and given for poetry volumes published in the preceding year—are not only two of the most prestigious prizes a contemporary poet can receive, they also come with hefty purses: $100,000 for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and $10,000 for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. This makes the Kingsley Tufts award the world’s largest monetary prize for a single collection of poetry. And for most poets who have just published their first collection of verse, $10,000 should keep the pen scribbling.' Lambda Literary Awards - Lammys LGBTQ Book Awards Created over 30 years ago to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world, the Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature. Included in the 24 categories in 2021 were poetry specific prizes for Lesbian Poetry, Gay Poetry, Bisexual Poetry, and Transgender Poetry. Lannan Foundation - Literary Award for Poetry The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation. Established in 1989, the awards are meant "to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality". The awards reflect the philosophy governing the Lannan Foundation, a family foundation established by J. Patrick Lannan, Sr. in 1960. (For previous winners see Lannan Literary Awards - Wikipedia.) Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, and distribution of the winning book to hundreds of Academy of American Poets members.' Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Prizes — Persea Books Each year Persea Books holds two book contests sponsored by the Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Project. There is The Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize competition open to self-identifying women who have yet to publish a full-length book of poems; and The Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award competition open to any poet who has previously published at least one full-length book of poems Michael Waters Poetry Prize 'The Michael Waters Poetry Prize was established in 2013 to honour Michael’s contributions to Southern Indiana Review and American arts and letters. A prize of $5,000 and publication by SIR Press is awarded annually for a collection of poetry written in English. Michael Waters is the final judge. Entrants receive a one-year subscription to Southern Indiana Review.' The National Book Critics Circle Award 'Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. The National Book Critics Circle was founded in April 1974 at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, with founding members John Leonard, Nona Balakian, and Ivan Sandrof.' National Book Foundation, The National Book Foundation was founded in 1989 to administer the National Book Awards, which has been one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the country since 1950. Awarded for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Translated Literature. The National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL) and Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community are honours that recognize a lifetime of achievement in writing and serving readers. There is also 5 x Under 35 awards for fiction. Neil Postman Award for Metaphor - Rattle 'Each year the editors of Rattle choose one poem from the content published online or in print during the previous year, and all poems that were submitted to the magazine are eligible. There are no entry fees or special guidelines involved. The author of the chosen poem will receive $2,000.' The Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature The NDSA Award is 'given to the writer of an unpublished manuscript who submits a literary work in the English language, either fiction, poetry or non-fiction (ie. memoir, autobiography, or essay collection) that deals in some way with the subject of music (of any genre and period) and its influence.' Nightboat Books Poetry Prize 'Any poet writing in English. Poems published in print or on-line periodicals, anthologies, or chapbooks may be included, but the manuscript itself must be unpublished. Original work only; translations are ineligible. The winning poet(s) receives a $1,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 25 free copies of the published book.' Nimrod Literary Awards Founded by Ruth G. Hardman. The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry. First Prize: $2,000 and publication. Second Prize: $1,000 and publication. The winners will also be flown to Tulsa from a domestic airport location for the Awards Ceremony and Writing Conference in October. It is the competition Nimrod International Journal, the University of Tulsa. Also see the Francine Ringold Award above. Ohioana Book Awards 'First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Six of the Ohioana Award winners, as well as the Marvin Grant recipient, were selected by juries. The Readers’ Choice Award was determined by voters in a public online poll.' This includes a Poetry specific category. Omnidawn Poetry Contests – Omnidawn This independent press has poetry competitions in three categories, Single Poem Broadside, Poetry Chapbook, and Poetry Open Book. The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry - see Nimrod Literary Awards Poet Laureate - Library of Congress Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, or the United States' Poetry Laureate. Based on the UK Poet Laurette it was first started in 1937. The title is authorized by an Act of Congress in 1985 and administered by the Center for the Book. See United States Poet Laureate - Wikipedia for a list of all the poets who have held the post., Poetry Foundation's Young People's Poet Laureate Awarded by the Poetry Foundation for a two-year term, the Young People’s Poet Laureate aims to raise awareness that young people have a natural receptivity to poetry and are its most appreciative audience, especially when poems are written specifically for them. The Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry Prairie Schooner, a national literary quarterly published with the support of the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Press, is home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews being published today by beginning, mid-career, and established writers. The Pulitzer Prizes In the latter years of the 19th century, Joseph Pulitzer stood out as the very embodiment of American journalism. In writing his 1904 will, which made provision for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes as an incentive to excellence. In 2021 there were 23 prizes, one of which is specifically for poetry. The Pushcart Prize 'Since 1976, hundreds of presses and thousands of writers of short stories, poetry and essays have been represented in our annual collections. Each year most of the writers and many of the presses are new to the series. We welcome up to six nominations (print or online) from little magazine and small book press editors throughout the world.' Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards | Academy of American Poets 'The Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards recognize outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $10,000 book prize and a $25,000 fellowship, given in alternating years.' Rattle Chapbook Prize - Rattle: Poetry 'We’ve always loved chapbooks for their brevity and intensity. At a few dozen pages, a great chapbook is the perfect reading experience for the 21st century—not too long, not too short: They’re the Goldilocks zone of the poetry world. Every year, three winners will receive: $5,000, 500 copies, and distribution to Rattle’s 8,000+ subscribers.' 2025 Rattle Poetry Prize - Rattle: Poetry The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $15,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $500 each and publication, and be eligible for the $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote. Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry 'The biennial, privately funded $10,000 prize recognizes the most distinguished book of poetry written by an American and published during the preceding two years. The prize is donated by the family of the late Mrs. Bobbitt of Austin, Tex., in her memory, and established at the Library of Congress. ' Ruminate Magazine Poetry Prize '$1000 and publication in Ruminate's annual prize anthology (forthcoming December 2022) will be awarded to the winner. The runner-up will also receive publication. In addition, all finalists will be considered for general publication. Winners and finalists will also receive a free print copy of the prize issue. ' Steep entry fee though! The Rumpus Prize - The Rumpus '$1,000 first-place prize and publication in three genres: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction Honorable mentions receive $200 and publication in each of the three genres' The first prize is to be given in 2025. Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | Poetry Foundation 'Awarded annually, the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize honours a living US poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the prize is one of the most prestigious awards given to American poets.' ... $100,000 wow! Solstice Literary Magazine Writing Contest Annual competition with four categories, in which the Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize winner receives $500 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize - American Poetry Review 'The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honours the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.' Steel Toe Books Founded in 2003, we publish poetry and prose through our prize, and consider all books for publication. There is a poetry book and chapbook prize as well as prose. Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize see Solstice Magazine Writing Contest Sundara Ramaswamy Prize 'The prize, to be given annually for a book of poetry in translation published by Arrowsmith Press and chosen by its editors. The prize will be generously presented by Ramaswamy’s daughter, Thaila Ramanujam, at the Arrowsmith Press book launch.' The Tampa Review Prize for Poetry – Tampa Review Online Annual competition. Prize is Book Publication and a $2,000 Award. Selected Poems published in Tampa Review. Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize | Academy of American Poets 'The Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize is given to honour exceptional poems that help make real for readers the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment at present. Established in 2019 with generous support from Treehouse Investments, the prize will honour three poets.' Tufts Poetry Awards 'The Tufts poetry awards—based at Claremont Graduate University and given for poetry volumes published in the preceding year—come with hefty purses: $100,000 for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and $10,000 for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. This makes the Kingsley Tufts award the world’s largest monetary prize for a single collection of poetry.' University & College Poetry Prizes | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 1955, the University and College Poetry Prize program began with ten schools. Today, the Academy of American Poets sponsors over two hundred annual prizes for poetry at U.S. colleges and universities, and has awarded cash prizes to nearly ten thousand student poets since the program’s inception.' Wallace Stevens Award | Academy of American Poets 'The Wallace Stevens Award is given annually to recognize outstanding artistic achievement in the art of poetry over a poet's career. Established in 1994, the award carries a $100,000 stipend. Recipients are chosen by the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors.' Windham Campbell Prizes (Yale University) The Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes prizes are global English-language awards that began in 2013. The prizes are open to English-language writers at all stages of their careers from anywhere in the world, so long as they have one published book or one professionally produced play to their credit. There are 8 prizes, two for poetry: United States, and International. Ukraine Committee on the National Prize of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko Shevchenko National Prize (Ukrainian : Націона́льна пре́мія Украї́ни і́мені Тараса́ Шевче́нка) is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since 1961. It is named after the inspirer of Ukrainian national revival Taras Shevchenko . See Shevchenko National Prize - Wikipedia. There are 5 categories including ' Literature (fiction or artistic literature)', which could include poetry. Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. 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The internet is big, Bob has provided all the important poetry website links here in one easy place. There is links to major poetry websites, you have to visit, and smaller arts projects worth a view. Many festival sites included, too. Please do get in touch if you want Bob to add a link to your poetry website, too. Links regularly visited to clear broken links. Poetry Websites A to Z Click the underlined titles to go to the homepages. Apples and Snakes 'As England’s leading spoken word poetry organisation, we exist to support poets at all stages of their careers. Working with inspiring people and organisations, we run regular live events and artist development programmes across the country. Through our Book a Poet scheme, we can help you find the best visiting artists for your workshops and events.' artBLAB: online art lectures 'artBLAB believes in art equality, it doesn't discriminate against any type of art - we love experimental poetry as much as we adore interaction design!' Arvon - residential creative writing courses and retreats UK 'For over fifty years Arvon has been the UK’s home of creative writing. We have three centres, in Devon, Shropshire and Yorkshire. Our residential courses and retreats , led by highly acclaimed writers, span poetry to playwriting, song to screenplay, fact to fiction, starting to finishing – and we offer grants to help with course fees for those who need it.' Awards & Prizes There are many poetry awards and prizes, so these can be found on their own page . Barbican Young Poets 'Barbican Young Poets is an artist development initiative and community for those who wish to explore what’s possible for their poetry and creative expression. Through a six-month programme, you’ll generate new writing, experiment with different ways of working, and refine a selection of your new work towards a publication, performance or presentation.' The Bardic Basement The Bardic Basement was set up by Ben Hornett in July 2018, in order to fill a gap in Northamptonshire’s spoken word scene as well as giving local artists a platform to promote and discuss their work and upcoming events. A monthly podcast was set up in January 2021, with plans to continue it alongside future events organised by the Bardic Basement. Best-Poems. Net | The Famous Poems Encyclopedia A resource of poems and poets, and an opportunity to submit your own poetry if you regiuster for an account. Between The Covers Between the Covers, a literary radio show and podcast hosted by David Naimon, is brought to you by Tin House and KBOO 90.7FM community radio in Portland, Oregon. This link highlights the poetry episodes. Between the Trees Festival, Held at Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve, South Wales - Between the Trees Festival will be held between 26th - 28th August 2022 this year. 'With its unique theme of nature & science, the festival aims to reconnect people to the natural world. It features a blend of original indie folk music, art and spoken word within a community that embraces all and encourages thinking and creativity.' Bioluminescent Baby 14 original poems written and read by Fiona Benson, beautifully interwoven with snippets of interviews with entomologists, scientists and researchers from across the globe by sound artists Mair Bosworth and Eliza Lomas. Created as part of a collection of poetry sound pieces called 'In the Company of Insects'. Bitesize - Poetry The BBC revision page for GCSE is worth a visit whether or not you are a student studying the course. Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival 'A decade back, Carol Ann Duffy gave a reading with Ann Gray, her friend and fellow poet, at Sterts Theatre and Arts Centre. After the packed reading, Carol Ann announced that she loved the venue and that it would make a great place for a Poetry Festival. It wasn’t long before Ann persuaded David Woolley to help set up what became the Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival.' Books for Breakfast 'A fortnightly (Podcast) look at fiction and poetry hosted by poets and writers Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley. Also features the Toaster Challenge where guest writers are given the time it takes to make toast to talk about a book that has resonated with them.' Bradford Literature Festival '24th June – 3rd July 2022. Come and meet authors, poets, speakers, musicians and artists from Bradford, the UK and around the world. BLF is a key event in the UK cultural calendar and the most dynamic festival in the country that you will not want to miss. We have now revealed some highlights, see our news pages to find out more. ' Bradford Literature Festival 2022 Programme Brink Literacy Project 'Brink Literacy Project is devoted to utilizing the power of storytelling to positively affect the lives of people on the brink. Through our education, community, and publishing divisions, our non-profit works worldwide to foster a love of literature, increase literacy rates, and use storytelling to empower underserved communities.' Burford Literary Festival Kim Harvey Creative Director, Burford Lit Fest & owner of Madhatter Bookshop founded the festival in Oxford, England in 2020. It is holding the next festival 23 to 26 September 2022 Cafe Writers Promoting established and new writers throughout Norfolk and beyond. We usually meet on the second Monday of each month from 7.30pm upstairs at Take 5, Tombland, Norwich. Cannon Poets Cannon Poets have met monthly since 1983. We meet at The Moseley Exchange, The Post Office Building, 149-153, Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8JP usually on the first Sunday of each month [except August] at 2pm. (Not currently naturally.) Center for the Art of Translation 'We are dedicated to finding dazzling new, overlooked, and underrepresented voices, brought into English by the best translators, and to celebrating the art of translation. Our publications, events, and educational programming enrich the library of vital literary works, nurture and promote the work of translators, and build audiences for literature in translation' Cheltenham Poetry Festival Launched by poet Anna Saunders in 2011. 'As well as the Spring programme, the Festival celebrates the power of words throughout the year at readings, performances and workshops.' Cork International Poetry Festival In 1993 The Munster Literature Centre started presenting spring literary festivals. This year's festival ook place place from 18 May 2022 to 21 May 2022. Cúirt International Festival of Literature Cúirt International Festival of Literature is one of Europe’s oldest book festivals, and a leading voice for literature both internationally and across Ireland. Cúirt brings readers and writers together to tell stories, share new perspectives, and to celebrate writing, books and reading in all forms. Cummings Study Guides - Free Study Guides for Shakespeare and Other Authors This site is maintained as a free public service by Michael J. Cummings , of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA. Over the years, he has written more than 2,500 published articles on a variety of topics. Ditet e Naimit (Days of Naim) This is an annual North Macedonian and Albanian International Poetry Festival, held in Tetovo, North Macedonia, which had its 25th meeting in 2021. It awards the Naim Frashëri Laureateship. Don Yorty Explorations Don Yorty is a poet, educator, and garden activist living in New York City. On this site he explores some interesting poetry news and other things to do with poetry. A Drop of Hope at The Crick Poems inspired by the words of those who have been vaccinated within the Crick. Duotrope: Our Features for Poets 'Duotrope is the ultimate resource for writers and artists. We list over 7,550 active publishers and agents, covering the full spectrum of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction — literary, genre, and academic — as well as visual art.' This is not a free service. Eat The Storms – Stay Bloody Poetic Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Breaker, Player FM, Radio Public, OverCast, PocketCast, Podbean and many more platforms. Created by Damien B. Donnelly. Edinburgh International Book Festival 'It is a distinctive international showcase celebrating the written word, literature and ideas. It brings leading and emerging international, British and Scottish authors and thinkers together to inspire each other and audiences in an extensive programme of public events.' 'This year’s Book Festival will take place from Saturday 14 to Monday 30 August at our new Festival home: the University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh College of Art.' Edinburgh Poetry Tours | Walks with poems in Edinburgh’s Old Town, led by Ken Cockburn 'These walking tours weave in and out of streets, closes, gardens and graveyards. You’ll hear works by Robert Burns, Dorothy Wordsworth, Victor Hugo, Robert Louis Stevenson, the great Anon and many others. Walks are led by Ken Cockburn, a poet and translator who has lived in Edinburgh for thirty years.' The site has some intersting articles, too. Electronic Poetry Center (upenn.edu) 'Our goal was to make available a wide range of resources centered on digital and contemporary formally innovative poetries, new media writing, and literary programming.' English PEN See also Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann and PEN International 'English PEN is one of the world's oldest human rights organisations. With the support of our members – a community of writers, readers and activists – we protect freedom of expression whenever it is under attack and celebrate contemporary international writing with prizes, grants and events.' European Poetry Festival 'The European Poetry Festival celebrates, in the UK and beyond, the grand resurgence in avant-garde and literary poetry that has marked the 21st century in Europe. The fourth festival takes places across 2021, with summer and winter programs, working around the limitations of travel.' Evesham Festival of Words 'The object of the Evesham Festival of Words shall be to promote appreciation of words in all their forms, and of writing and literature within Evesham and surrounding area through a professionally organised and widely accessible Festival event.' Exiled Writers Ink 'Develops and promotes the creative literary expression of refugees, migrants and exiles, encourages cross-cultural dialogue and advocates human rights through literature and literary activism.' Festival Internacional de Poesía de Granada, Nicaragua Annual International Poetry Festival in Nicaragua. Every year has a theme, and attended by international poets and a very large audience. The site is in Spanish. Up to date information appears to be more easily found on the Facebook page . Fired! Irish Women Poets and the Canon - RASCAL Fired! Irish Women Poets and the Canon, was formed in the summer of 2017. Fired! is a collaborative project bringing together active poets from both the north and south of Ireland. Flight of the dragonfly 'Flight of the Dragonfly has its roots in the Masters in Creative Writing where the team met. It started in 2019 ... we enjoyed ourselves so much sharing and hearing poetry and prose that night that we wanted more.' From the Fishouse 'Founded in 2004 by Matt O’Donnell and Camille Dungy, From the Fishouse is non-profit site that promotes the oral tradition of poetry. Our free online audio archive showcases emerging poets (defined for this purpose as poets with fewer than two published books of poetry at the time of submission) reading their own poems, as well as answering questions about poetry.' Genius.com| Poetry Not, in general, a poetry website, but it does have an interesting poetry tag, which this link will take you to. Though it may be full of contemporary music stars in the top ten, there is a good amount of poets' poetry on there too. (For instance, search for Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy, Wilfred Owen, William Shakespeare.) The Gloucestershire Poetry Society 'The Gloucestershire Poetry Society (GPS) was founded in 2016 by Z.D. Dicks (Ziggy Dicks) as a way of uniting poets and spoken word performers in the Gloucestershire area. Every member of The GPS shares the attitude that everyone is welcome, wherever you are from, whether you have been writing for 10 months, 10 years or 10 days, there is a place for you.' The Guardian The Guardian is arguably the publication in the UK most committed to poetry and poetry news that is not a poetry specialist publication in the UK and it does still offer its pages free on the internet. The Guardian's Poem of the Week - with Carol Rumens Guernsey Literary Festival The Guernsey Literary Festival is one of the highlights of the island’s arts calendar bringing some of the world’s greatest writers, speakers and thinkers to Guernsey. With events for all interests and ages, the Festival is a unique opportunity to come together to celebrate the written word. In 2022 the Festival itself is from 22nd to 26th June . Hastings Literary Festival This year's Hastings Book Festival is being held between16-25 September 2022. 'The Hastings Literary Festival is a community festival, celebrating writing and the written word. We are committed to ensuring our events are safe, engaging and accessible, with a specific focus on supporting local writing talent.' Hay Festival Next year's festival is from 26 May to 5 June 2022. Over 12 days, more than 200 acclaimed writers, global policy makers, historians, poets, pioneers and innovators join us All events will be closed-captioned and available to watch for free 24 hours from their live broadcast. Hello Poetry 'The experiment we call Hello Poetry began in May 2009, what now seems a lifetime ago. I wanted an uncluttered, peaceful space to read and share poetry, so I started building one in my time after work. The site now serves over a million readers a month and is a home to hundreds of thousands sharing their poetry.' The High Window 'Alongside a lively and eclectic mix of poetry, each new issue contains a literary essay, a selection of poems in translation, poetry reviews and occasional features.' The Hippocrates Initiative for Poetry and Medicine ' Since its launch in 2009, the annual Hippocrates Prize has attracted thousands of entries from over 70 countries.' The Hive Poetry Collective – There's a Bee in Poetry Airing on KSQD 90.7 FM most Sundays at 8:00, the Hive Poetry Collective is a buzz of poets in Santa Cruz, California— a swarm of radio conversations, public readings, and writing workshops. See the list of podcasts at The Buzz – The Hive Poetry Collective HoCoPoLitSo Howard County Poetry & Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo) is a non-profit organization designed to enlarge the audience for contemporary poetry and literature and celebrate culturally diverse literary heritages. Founded in 1974. Home Stage - Poetry The Royal British Legion Club expanded an online quiz group! 'Our mission is to use technology and research to connect enquiring and creative grown ups around the globe through shared interests to advance fellowships and relieve isolation.' There are free Poetry Groups , regular interviews with poets at Poetry Events , the Poetry Untangled Podcast and plenty more. Ilkley Literature Festival The Festival is held over 17 days at the start of October in this town at the foot of Ilkley Moor. Each year around 250 events take place in a variety of venues. The Festival events are no longer confined to October, with special events taking place across the year. IBPC (webdelsol.com) (InterBoard Poetry Community) It began in 1999. 'It includes “IBPC Selects” featuring the editor’s choice of favourite poems, direct links to Poets & Writers, Powells and other favourite sites, direct home page access to our participating boards, the most recent winning poems, and “IBPC: Newswire” – news and announcements of the many talented poets who workshop on the net.' Indie Press Network 'The Indie Press Network is an open network that seeks to help connect independent publishers with each other, with booksellers and with readers.' Not a poetry website as such, but indie publishing and poetry go hand in hand, and this a must go to for anyone thinking of setting up their own indie press. International Poets and Writers Conclave Live reading series, a festival and a poetry resource second Tuesday of the month at 11 am EST (USA - 4pm UK time The Interpreter's House Podcast | RSS.com 'Relics of conversations between poets. Geek out with us. Hosted by Assistant Editor, Andrew Wells and occasional cats. The Interpreter's House was founded in 1996.' Only three available at presnt, but one was added recently. Irish Poetry Reading Archive - Poetry Ireland The Irish Poetry Reading Archive is a free, web-based library that holds recordings of Irish poets reading their own work. Jacket2 'Jacket2 offers commentary on modern and contemporary poetry and poetics. We publish articles, reviews, interviews, discussions and collaborative responses, archival documents, podcasts, and descriptions of poetry symposia and projects.' (See their podcast PoemTalk below.) Kalinga Literary Festival – India's Largest Celebration of Literary Spirit 'Annual Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) held in every year at smart city Bhubaneswar . KLF founded by Odisha Media Info Service Pvt Ltd & Odisha Diary Foundation on 2013. KLF to celebrate the creative spirit of India and commemorate the literary diversity it offers, bringing it in conversation with the best minds in the world of literature within and outside India.' Keats-Shelley House Interesting information and you can visit the house virtually. Keats-Shelley Memorial Association 'Founded in 1903, we maintain and support the Keats-Shelley House at 26 Piazza di Spagna, Rome, where the English poet John Keats died in 1821. As part of our ongoing commitment to poetry lovers, we publish the scholarly Keats-Shelley Review and run the annual Keats-Shelley and Young Romantic Writing Prizes to find the most promising poets and essayists from around the world.' Kendal Poetry Festival The festival began in 2016 and ran through to 2018 under the leadership of Kim Moore and Pauline Yarwood. It is due to run from the 23rd to 26th June in 2022. Kent and Sussex Poetry Society 'The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society is a lively local group with a national reputation. We’ve been going for over 70 years in Tunbridge Wells but remain as friendly and supportive and open to newcomers as ever. Our monthly readings by well-known poets normally take place at a venue in Tunbridge Wells, but because of COVID-19 they are on-line for the time being.' KR Online Kenyon Review online. It includes a podcast Lambda Literary For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has championed LGBTQ books and authors. We believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published, and read. The Lambda Literature Awards given annually include individual poetry specific prizes. Lancaster Literature Festival - Litfest Litfest is a volunteer board-run organisation operating in Lancaster and the surrounding areas. We put on a full festival programme every year, and we’re also involved in a whole host of other events and projects. In 2022 it runs from 8 to 20 March. Lannan Foundation 'Lannan Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers, as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities.' The website includes podcasts. Ledbury Poetry Festival The 2022 festival will run from1st to 10th July. 'Ledbury Poetry Festival is the biggest, brightest, most superlatively international celebration of poetry and spoken word in the UK. Surrounded by woods, orchards and hills, poets from all over the world gather in this independent market town to perform, write, read and listen to poetry.' Leeds Poetry Festival From 1st to 7th August in 2022. Plenty of live events and workshops to attend in person. Library of Congress : Poetry and Literature 'The Library of Congress promotes poetry and literature year-round through our online and in-person programs, our honours and prizes, and our ambassadors.' Lighthouse Writers Workshop Courses available for writers based in Denver, which holds an annual LitFest - in 2022 this is from 10th to 19th June. Events are available online via Zoom. Limerick Writer's Centre 'Founded in in 2008 to support and promote writers from or living in Limerick through readings, workshops and publishing activities. There are regular poetry and prose workshops plus screenwriting, memoir and life writing. Our flagship monthly literary gathering On The Nail takes place in Chez le Fab, Arthur’s Quay Park on the first Tuesday of every month.' Listowel Writers' Week - Literary Festival Founded in 1970, with the first festival taking place in 1971, which aims to transform a beautiful Kerry heritage town into a literary universe. 'At the heart of our annual celebration is a commitment to developing and promoting writing talent where we showcase works through literary panel discussions, moderated talks, poetry readings, interviews, cultural tours, walks and more.' Literary Hub 'Literary Hub is an organizing principle in the service of literary culture, a single, trusted, daily source for all the news of contemporary literary life. Each day—alongside original content and exclusive excerpts—Literary Hub is proud to showcase an editorial feature from one of its many partners from across the literary spectrum: publishers big and small, journals, bookstores, and non-profits.' Little Poetrywala 'littlepoetrywala.com is an online poetry platform to inspire the new generation and budding poets, where they can submit and share their poems online. The website aims to provide a fun and an interactive online space where poets and beginners can share their poetry, connect with others and get inspired by reading poems.' Live Canon For 14 years Live Canon have been publishing, performing, promoting, celebrating and sharing poetry. We publish anthologies, debuts and collections. Our ensemble perform poetry at theatres, festivals and events, and record poetry for radio, digital projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival (lyrafest.com) 'Lyra is the annual Bristol Poetry Festival. Lyra is a festival which brings together local, national and international poets and speakers, representing Bristol as a centre of world class poetry. Our aim is to showcase poetry including poetry readings, slam competitions, poetry film screenings, poetic walking tours, digital media, discussion panels, open mics, lectures and more.' Lyrikline 1491 poets, 13411 poems, 88 languages, 20979 translations. Online since 1999, 'Lyrikline is an international website for experiencing the diversity of contemporary poetry'.1491 poets Lucy Writers Platform Lucy Writers is a website devoted to showcasing the work of women and non-binary writers and creatives. Lucy Cavendish is the Cambridge College for women students aged 21+, and a unique part of the University of Cambridge. Magma 78 Collaborations - Magma Poetry 'For Magma 78, we invited poetic collaborations across disciplines and in response were delighted by multi-media poems of all varieties.' Here is their selection. MASSOLIT 'MASSOLIT was created in order to give more people access to the knowledge and insight of the world's best academics.' When I looked there was 118 very interesting looking poetry courses available, though I did not fully investigate cost. McLellen Poetry Fringe - Arran Theatre and Arts Trust 'New for 2022, we are pleased to announce a spring Poetry Fringe festival. This will run from Thursday 28th April to Sunday 1st May with a packed programme of readings and workshops' Moonstone Arts Center 'Moonstone was founded in 1981, with the motto Education Through the Arts from Cradle to Grave. While literature is at the center of Moonstone’s programing, we believe that ART, in all its forms, is more than enrichment. The Arts Center produces about 100 programs, mostly poetry readings and publishes about 30 books a year.' Moving Poems 'Our main focus here is on videopoetry, “a genre of poetry displayed on a screen, distinguished by its time-based, poetic juxtaposition of text with images and sound,” as videopoetry pioneer Tom Konyves puts it . Other names for this genre include filmpoetry, poetry-film and cinepoetry, and animated poems form an important subset.' Mslexia 'Mslexia is an award-winning magazine supported by Arts Council England. Its mission is to help women express themselves and get their writing noticed: in print, online and in performance. Mslexia was granted charitable status in 2019 in recognition of its work to fulfil this mission.' The website is worth a visit in its own right. Munster Literature Centre 'Founded in 1993, the Munster Literature Centre (Ionad Litríochta an Deiscirt) is a non-profit arts organisation dedicated to the promotion and celebration of literature, especially that of Munster. To this end, we organise festivals, workshops, readings and competitions. Our publishing section, Southword Editions, publishes a biannual journal, poetry collections and short stories.' National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) 'NAWE's mission is to advocate for Creative Writing: enhancing knowledge and understanding of the subject and supporting writers and good practice in teaching and facilitation in all settings.' The National Poetry Library The National Poetry Library is the largest public collection of modern poetry in the world. Founded by the Arts Council in 1953 and opened by poets T.S. Eliot and Herbert Read, we have been at the heart of the nation’s poetry community ever since. Newcastle Centre For the Literary Arts Hold many interesting poetry courses and events. Newcastle Poetry Festival In 2022 it will be held on 5-7 May in Newcastle upon Tyne including online. 'This year’s theme is EMERGENCY. Join us for exclusive readings by world-class poets, workshops with award-winning writers, performances from spoken word artists, open mic events, and the Emergency Poetry Summit where poets, publishers, producers and readers will come together.' New Writing North 'New Writing North was established in 1996 to support writers in the north of England to fulfil their creative ambitions. We work with new writers and seek out talent across the North of England. We work to nurture the next generation of writers.' Northern Poetry Library 'The Northern Poetry Library is the largest collection of post-World War II poetry in England outside London.' NoSweatShakespeare Our mission is to help everyone understand Shakespeare’s language. I recommend the podcasts Nottingham Poetry Festival I n 2022 this runs from May 6 to 15. 'Nottingham Poetry Festival shines a spotlight on the city’s thriving literary scene. For five years, the Festival has presented eclectic line-ups of nationally and locally acclaimed poets and performers.' Ó Bhéal - Fáilte go dtí Ó Bhéal Cork’s monthly poetry event features poetry films, a poetry writing challenge, featured guest poets and an open-mic. The website acts as the main organisational hub, offers podcasts from most Ó Bhéal nights and over 1,000 videos of individual poems read/performed at Ó Bhéal and at other festivals across Ireland. Over 1,300 podcasts can be heard at Ó Bhéal Obsidian Foundation Obsidian is a one week retreat for black poets of African descent selected by application who want to advance their writing practice led by five black acclaimed tutors. On Being 'The On Being Project is an independent non-profit public life and media initiative with radio, podcasts, digital, poetry, and live event offerings. We pursue deep thinking and social courage, moral imagination and joy, to renew inner life, outer life, and life together.' Have a look at: Experience Poetry | The On Being Project One Plum Poem 'Jenny Swann set up One Plum Poem in 2018 to explore the possibilities of poetry in podcasts, workshops and poetry cards. She is a workshop leader, publishing mentor and poetry consultant, and a trustee of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature.' Oulipo.net The French website for OuLiPo poetry. (You can use Google translate, though! ) French speaking writers who seek to create works using constrained writing techniques. Overhear (theoverhear.app) 'Creating a global community of poets and writers passionate about local space, location and place.' Clever idea where a poetry event can pin poems to a location which you can then find with the app. Oxford Brookes University - Poetry Centre 'The Centre is dedicated to creating research into poetry, encouraging the reading and writing of poetry within Oxford and beyond.' I recommend their Weekly poem - Oxford Brookes University. Palm Beach Poetry Festival The Palm Beach Poetry Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the writing, reading, performance, and appreciation of poetry – by presenting an annual festival and other poetry events in Palm Beach County – featuring America’s finest poets. The next festival January 10th - 15th 2022 will be virtual. Penny's poetry pages Wiki | Fandom 'Welcome to Penny's Poetry Pages, your one-stop resource for poetry and poetry information. "About poetry " gives you information about reading, studying, and writing poetry. "About poets " tells you about poets, poetry groups and schools, and the art's history. "About poems" gives you selected good and great poems to read.' Seems to have not been updated since 2015. Penteract Podcast A new podcast added monthly. There were 29 for me to catch up on when I last looked. They are publisher of Constrained, Formal, and Visual Poetry. PennSound PennSound is an ongoing project, committed to producing new audio recordings and preserving existing audio archives. See here for podcasts. Penzance Literary Festival 1st to 5th July 2025 are the dates for the next Penzance LitFest. Places of Poetry The site was open for writers to pin their poems to places in 2019. Now it remains available for readers, to explore the map and read the poems. The project was led by poet Paul Farley and the academic Andrew McRae , and is fascinating to explore. Poem Brut 'Poem Brut celebrates artistic creative writing and its relationship with neurobiology - embracing text and colour, space and time, handwriting, composition, abstraction, illustration, sound, mess and motion - affirming the possibilities of the page, the pen, the process, the performance and the voice in a computer age.' Poemhunter 'In the Poemhunter archive, esides the works of classical poets, there are also poems of amateur poets from all over the world. Any poet can create an account and share their poems here. Poets can also follow and message each other, and rate and comment on poets and poems. Right now, there are 400 thousand poets and 2 million poems in the Poemhunter archive..' Poems From My Heart 'I am a British Indian girl exploring difficult topics through poetry: miscarriage, body image, motherhood, abuse, feminism, living in the South Asian diaspora and more.' PoemTalk - Jacket2 Podcasts Jacket2 offers commentary on modern and contemporary poetry and poetics. We publish articles, reviews, interviews, discussions and collaborative responses, archival documents, podcasts, and descriptions of poetry symposia and projects. The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed BBC Radio 4 series back for its second series. Poetry Analysis Explore all things Poetry. Any Poem. Any Poet. Any Term. Poetry and Writers 'Founded in 1970, Poets & Writers is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers. Our mission? To foster the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communication throughout the literary community, and to help create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public.' Poetry Archive '519 Poets to explore 2194 Poems free to enjoy 8076 Poems available to members.' Poetry By Heart ' Choose a poem. Learn it by heart. Perform it out loud.' Simple! The Poetry Business We publish books, pamphlets, audio and eBooks as smith|doorstop ; edit a literary magazine; and run Writing Days, masterclasses, residential courses, and a Writing School for published poets. We also run the annual Book & Pamphlet Competition. PB Online - The Poetry Business 'A new Digital Poet-in-Residence will occupy the Poets Room each month, posting exciting and inspiring material including blog posts, audio downloads, interviews with poets, suggested reading and downloadable writing prompts. ' Poetry Daily (poems.com) Founded in 1997, Poetry Daily is a non-profit daily anthology of contemporary poetry. Our editors read journals and books of poems first published from the widest range of sources we can find, from across the US and the world. Each day we present one of those poems to you. Poetry Extra - On BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds Hosted by Daljit Nagra, this weekly programme picks poetry highlights from the BBC archive. The most recent 4 or 5 programmes are usually available, too. Poetry Film Live Poetry Film Live: a new way with poetry is a UK based webzine which publishes poetry film, performances, readings, essays and reviews. It is also the platform for Elephant’s Footprint online poetry film training. Poetry For Social Justice – Part of Reading Amnesty International Group 'The Finale to our Poetry for Social Justice competition is a two hour extravaganza of readings and discussions from our winners, numerous performers as well as from our wonderful Judges. The event will take place on 27th May 2021 from 6 – 8pm virtually.' Poetry Foundation 'The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.' Established in 2003, it is one of the very best poetry sites on the internet. See Poetry Foundation Podcasts Poetry in Aldeburgh 'We are 'Poetry In Aldeburgh', a not-for-profit organisation that aims to build on and continue the heritage of poetry and over 40 years of poetry festivals on the Suffolk Coast. Our first festival was in November 2016 and we hold them annually. We also work with local and national organisations in the arts & literary fields to support poetry in our area.' The site has podcasts of previous Festivals. Poetry International - p! 'Poetry International was born out of the Poetry International Festival, which has been bringing the absolute best international poets to appreciative Rotterdam crowds since 1970. ' It has been online since 2002 and features over a thousand poets. Poetry In Voice 'Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie is a registered charity that wants all Canadians to speak poetry. To achieve this, we are striving to become the essential resource for teaching and learning poetry in Canada — and beyond.' Poetry Ireland also see Opportunities for poets and writers 'Poetry Ireland connects poetry and people. We are committed to achieving excellence in the reading, writing and performance of poetry throughout the island of Ireland.' The Poetry Kit Excellent resource for competitions, regular poetry groups, poetry magazines and more. Poetry Live Many major poets offer events to support with poetry for GCSEs Poetry Non-Stop Poetry Non-Stop is a podcast featuring leading contemporary poets in conversation. In each episode a guest poet discusses their work with presenter Patrick Widdess and reads some of their poems. Anyone interested in writing poetry is sure to be inspired by these conversations and each poet offers a prompt or writing exercise to help listeners generate new ideas for poems. Poetry Nook 'Plum White Press is a literary publisher focused on poetry. Works published include The Poetry Nook Anthology, The Poetry Nook Journal, The dVerse Anthology, and poetry collections by Martin Elster, M V Fabiyas, Emanuel Kane, and Frank Watson. Plum White Press also operates PoetryNook.Com and free weekly poetry contests that attract participants from around the world.' Poetry Out Loud (U.S.) 'Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and the state and jurisdictional arts agencies.' Poetry People 'Poetry People is a Community Interest Company established in 2017 by co-directors Dean Parkin and Naomi Jaffa, with support from Michael Laskey and Jeni Smith. Poetry People brings poetry to people and people to poetry, often for the first time. Projects reach out to the wider community through competitions, poem posters, workshops and live events.' (Based in Suffolk, UK.) The Poetry Place – West Wilts Radio 'The Poetry Place is a monthly poetry magazine programme bringing you news, views, readings and interviews from today’s poetry community, both locally and further afield. Presented by Dawn Gorman and Peter O’Grady. There's a new episdode on the last Sunday of every month, with repeats from the archive on the other Sundays of the month.' Poetry Please - On BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds Hosted by Roger McGough or guest poets. This long running series has poems chosen by people who write in and the guest poet. Currently between seasons, though the site has a few highlights. The Poetry Project 'Since 1966, The Poetry Project has expanded access to literature, education, and opportunities for sharing one's creative work . We do this work through a combination of live readings, performances, lectures, events, and workshops, in addition to literary and critical publications and an emerging writers program. The Poetry Project is based at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery.' Poetry School 'Join us in reading, writing, editing and translating poetry, in year-long courses, short courses, workshops, one-day sessions, seminars, tutorials and every variety of learning in between – in our classrooms, off site and online.' Poetry Screen Group Facebook group, which aims to inspire and showcase innovative video poetry from young artists. The Poetry Society also see The PoetrySociety Instagram Channel 'The Poetry Society was founded in 1909 to promote “a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry”. Since then, it has grown into one of Britain’s most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has more than 5,000 members worldwide and publishes The Poetry Review , which has been published since 1912.' Another of the internet's great poetry websites. Poetry Society Stanzas – The Poetry Society Stanzas are groups run voluntarily by Poetry Society members, and take a variety of forms. Some Stanzas meet to give feedback on each other’s poems in progress, some are poetry reading groups, some run impromptu open mic sessions. A lot meet locally – some online. Joining an existing Stanza or setting up a new one are great ways to meet like-minded poetry lovers and to develop your own poetry communities. PoetrySoup.com - Online Poetry Community and Resource 'PoetrySoup is a worldwide poetry community and poem resource. Join our online community of poets, submit poems , and use our free educational poetry resources and tools. Read and share all types of poems organized by theme.' Poetry Super Highway 'The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people’s poetry as possible. Read poems, submit your poetry for publication, enter our annual poetry contest and peruse our directory of thousands of poetry and writing websites.' Poetry Teighmouth 'To bring live poetry to Teignmouth and entice poets and potential poets to participate and to develop their skills.' Poet's Corner - InDaily For 15 years John Miles has chosen a poem for the In-Daily in Adelaide, Australia Poets Directory Does much of what this site does only much better. For poetry videos see: Video Poet Seers 'Poet Seers is a collection of spiritual and illumining poetry by poets from around the world. On this site we hope to share a diverse range of uplifting and inspirational poetry. We currently have over 150 poets including Shakespeare, Rumi, Hafiz, Sri Aurobindo, Sri Chinmoy, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, John Keats. The site is developed by members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre.' Poets in a Lens, by David M James 'In July my father, David M James died, at the age of 85. He left behind a huge collection of photographs and papers, and it was out of dealing with this large collection that I came to see my upbringing in a new light...' Jeremy James, November 2008. Poets.org 'Poets.org is produced by the Academy of American Poets. The site was launched in 1996, becoming the original online resource for poems, poets' biographies, essays about poetry, and resources for K-12 teachers.' It is a huge resource of poems, poets and poetry. Poezi Shqip 'With over 150 authors and more than 2000 poetries, Poezishqip.com is the largest Albanian and most vibrant poetry community. Our community is built on the belief that poetry is a powerful form of creative self expression and that each person deserves to share their own personal message with the world. At PoeziShqip.com everyone can share their best poems.' (Albanian language site.) Professor of Poetry - Faculty of English (ox.ac.uk) The current Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is Professor Alice Oswald. She will be giving one lecture each term for the four years of her tenure. They can be seen / heard here, as can the previous lectures by Prof. Simon Armitage and Sir Geoffrey Hill. Puzzle Poets 'Puzzle Hall Poets is one of West Yorkshire’s longest running monthly spoken word events. We meet every first Monday each month (Bank Holidays - the second of each month). Entry is completely free and we have a featured guest as well as a welcoming and varied open mic. We meet at the Navigation Inn, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire.' Quotidian - see website at Word on the Street Limited 'We want to create the opportunity to encounter poetry in surprising ways and unexpected places.' The Reader 'Today, many of us don’t have the time, concentration or inclination to read. Yet at the same time, we’re experiencing an epidemic of mental ill health, stress and depression, and despite technological advances, many of us feel disconnected from each other. We believe that literature’s unique power has the potential to connect individuals, help us feel better and to rebuild lost social bonds.' Rebecca Swift Foundation Home of the Women's Poet's Prize and Women Poets' Network Red River: Listening To A Polluted River An 18 month research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council led by Dr John Wedgwood Clarke of the University of Exeter. It will explore how creative writing can transform our relationship to a polluted, post-industrial river. Representative Poetry Online - RPO 'Representative Poetry Online, version 3.0, includes 4,700 English poems by 723 poets from Caedmon, in the Old English period, to the work of living poets today. It is based on Representative Poetry, established by Professor W. J. Alexander of University College, University of Toronto, in 1912 (one of the first books published by the University of Toronto Press).' The Royal Literary Fund (rlf.org.uk) 'A benevolent fund for professional published authors; it is funded exclusively by bequests and donations from writers and others who wish to help writers. We give help to writers in many different situations where personal or professional setbacks have resulted in loss of income. We also provide pensions for older writers who have seen their earnings decrease.' RTÉ Radio One Poetry Programme A half hour programme on at 7.30 pm on a Sunday (Republic of Ireland time) and available at the website for a month after broadcast. The presenter is Olivia O’Leary. RTÉ Podcasts - Poetry File 'Leading Irish poets read their own work. In association with Poetry Ireland, broadcast on Evelyn Grant's Weekend Drive, Saturday (4-7pm) and Sunday (4-6pm) on RTÉ Lyric FM.' 90 poems read by their authors were available when I last looked. Ruth Awad Poetry Picks 'It is not my aim to name the spark that makes a poem a poem, but I can show you what is wild and wandering and wondering. I hope when you read these poems, your curiosity ignites. I hope they make you look up at the world around you and seek out its tenderness.' This appears on the website for the Southern Indiana Review. Sabotage Reviews 'Sabotage Reviews was founded in 2010 by Claire Trévien to provide dynamic commentary and reviews of small-scale and ephemeral literature that might not otherwise receive such critical and public attention. The focus is on independent, small-budget literature; poetry pamphlets, short stories and live performance (particularly open mic events and spoken word shows).' Samfiftyfour Podcast is available from the site of this online literary magazine. The subject is not usually exclusively poetry based though episode on 20 March 2025, is. Scottish Book Trust 'We are a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives.' Scottish Poetry Library 'Search from over 3,000 selected poems on this site or explore our full collection in our online catalogue.' Scottish Writers Centre I recommend their podcasts. Seamus Heaney Centre - Queen's University Belfast 'The Seamus Heaney Centre is a focal point for creativity in Ireland and is recognised as an international centre of creative and research excellence in the field of literature. Attached to the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen’s, it is based on University Street, by Queen’s iconic Lanyon Building.' The website includes a magazine and podcasts. Second Light Live 'Second Light is a network of women poets, aged 40 and upwards (but see Associate Membership), who are published or beginning to get published and who are serious about developing their work. The network was founded by Dilys Wood in 1994. We aim to promote the work of all women poets, and to develop and promote the work of members, through publications, readings, one-day courses, residential workshops and festivals.' Sentinel Poetry Movement 'The popular home of World poetry, fiction, drama, interviews, reviews, essays and writing competitions.' The Shakespeare Study Guide 'Summaries and Analyses of Every Shakespeare Work | Essays, Glossaries, Quotations, Annotated Texts. A Free Resource for Students and Teachers Posted by Michael J. Cummings Recommended as a Shakespeare Resource by The New York Times and the British Library.' She Grrrowls Feminist arts night based in London @poetrycafelondon hosted by @carminamasoliver . SkyLines festival of poetry and spoken word, Coventry 'A new festival for Coventry: 15-17 July 2022. Join us for three glorious days in July as the city of Coventry plays host to a celebration of poetry and spoken word. With household names, established writers, new poets, workshops and poetry walks, words and performance will fill the streets of the current UK City of Culture. The programme is now live.' The Slowdown Show 'Host Ada Limón delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. In just one turn of phrase, poetry can anchor us, or shift a moment, a day, or even a whole life. Join us for a poem and a moment of reflection in one short episode, every weekday. Produced by American Public Media in partnership with The Poetry Foundation.' Small Press Distribution (spdbooks.org) 'In an increasingly corporatized book industry, Small Press Distribution (SPD) brings readers independently published literature, emphasizing small press values. We connect underrepresented literary communities to the marketplace and to each other via book distribution, events, and public advocacy. SPD’s nearly 400 presses publish a full diversity of writers.' Southwark Park Galleries - A Fine Day for Seeing ‘A Fine Day for Seeing’ takes its title from the New York School poet and curator Frank O’Hara, who bridged literary and artistic worlds in the late 1950s. In this spirit of collaboration between word and image, the exhibition presents ten pairs of internationally acclaimed contemporary poets and artists who have been invited to work together in dialogue. ( 28 July to 29 August 2021) Speak the Word Events - Eventbrite or Speak the Word poetry workshop | Linktree 'Free weekly online poetry group that PJ Samuels and nudi co-run. We have free-access writing and peer review workshops, and open mics. We're welcoming, queer-led, and queer and trans-affirming. The sessions are popular but low-key, relaxed, run as a safer space, and close-captioned and working towards better accessibility.' Split This Rock 'It calls poets to a greater role in public life and fosters a national network of socially engaged poets. Building the audience for poetry of provocation and witness from our home in the nation’s capital, we celebrate poetic diversity and the transformative power of the imagination.' Also see Poetry Database - Split This Rock Spoken, Not Stirred — Studio 3 Arts Studio 3 Arts’ monthly open mic based in Barking, hosted by our poet-in-residence Dauda Ladejobi. Past nights available as podcasts. Presently still available to attend by Zoom, also. Spoke (spoke poetry hub) 'We host poetry and spoken word events throughout the year, some in keeping with national and local literary festivals.' StAnza - Scotland's International Poetry Festival 'StAnza is Scotland’s annual international poetry festival, bringing poetry to Scottish audiences and worldwide. Since the festival was founded1998, StAnza has gained a truly international reputation. In 2021 our achievements were recognised when we won the Saboteur Award for Best Literary Festival in the UK. Next year’s festival will be our 25th anniversary!' Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival The Stay-at-Home! Festival is a celebration of books and writing, preventing loneliness and championing connectivity and community. It initially ran from 26th April -9 May 2021. St Mungo's Mirror Ball 'Our aims are to support the development of poetry and poets in Glasgow and to raise the profile of poetry in Glasgow and Glasgow poetry.' Strokestown International Poetry Festival (strokestownpoetry.org) The Strokestown International Poetry Festival was founded in 1999. It takes place annually on the first weekend of May, in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. TOAST poetry TOAST makes live poetry events and workshops with the best poets in the UK. Founded in 2016, we find the strongest voices in poetry and support their careers. Based in Norwich, our goal is to make entertaining, engaging events that bring new audiences and new poets together. Towards A World Unknown Towards a World Unknown is OCR’s poetry anthology. There are three themed poetry clusters to choose from in the anthology, each comprising 15 literary heritage and modern poems as well as poems from around the world. The poems have been carefully selected to provide a balanced and diverse collection for study. Tumblewords Project A grassroots, not-for-profit weekly series of free writing workshops founded in 1995 with seed money from the New Mexico Arts Division. We currently meet Saturdays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Mountain Standard Time via ZOOM (meeting room url TBA week of workshop) —Donna J. Snyder, Founder Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival '...burst forth like water from a chalybeate spring in June 2018. Combining a wide variety of reading events and workshops from local and not-so-local writers, the event proved popular with poets and public alike. Originally conceived and ministered by Sarah Miles of Paperswans Press the baton was passed to the current committee in 2020, only for their plans to be scuppered by Covid-19 and lockdown.' There is a plan for a 20022 festival. UbuWeb - Visual Poetry Began as an online repository for visual poetry scanned from aging anthologies and re-imagined as back-lit transmissions from a potential future. As it has progressed, visual poetry has waned in favour of an reconnoitring of diverse avant-gardes. University of Leeds Poetry Centre The Poetry Centre brings together our strength and heritage in creative writing, fostering a unique environment for research, teaching and public engagement. Our varied activities share a common goal of celebrating and facilitating excellence in poetry, both within and outside of the University. The Verb - on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds So many great programmes always available, and a new one every week. Hosted by Ian McMillan. Ver Poets 'Ver Poets was founded in 1966 by May Badman. ‘Ver’ refers to the river flowing through St Albans, where the group meets. The group has a local, national and international membership. Current President, John Mole, is a well-known poet. John is currently Poet in Residence for the City of London, critic and jazz clarinettist.' VerseFirst VerseFirst productions is a media project, dedicated to creating media enhancing and celebrating the written word. Verse Ottawa One of VERSe Ottawa’s main activities is to stage VERSeFest, Ottawa’s annual International Festival of Poetry. VERSe Ottawa’s other major activity is to administer the City of Ottawa’s new Poet Laureate Program. See Videos of Past Events for 2021 VERSeFest events. Verve Poetry Festival | 15-19 Feb 2023 'From an idea floated on Twitter to a whirlwind force in the poetry world, Verve Poetry Festival (and our sister press) are proud to be a home for brilliant poets and lovers. The four day festival in Birmingham city centre, now getting ready for year four, welcomes award-winning poets from the Midlands, the UK and the world.' For open mic events see Verve Poetry Festival Events | Eventbrite WakaPoetry.net 'A site devoted to the many types of classical Japanese poetry. This site started life as the Japan 2001 Waka, as part of the Japan 2001 Festival marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Great Britain. I continued translating and adding poems, including some complete collections, with the result that there are now 6000 translated poems here' Wells Festival of Literature 'Set up in 1992 to promote the love of books and of reading throughout the community. In 2002 we expanded to a week; we now operate over nine days every October and will celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2022. Our Festival takes place in Cedars Hall, a state-of-the-art performance venue situated in the grounds of Wells Cathedral School.' Winchester Poetry Festival The next festival takes place in October. Wolverhampton Literature Festival We are excited to be back from 31st January to 2nd February, (2025) bringing together literature, poetry, music, and dance for a vibrant festival celebrating arts and culture across Wolverhampton! Words Lightly Spoken A new podcast of poetry from Ireland - Poetry Ireland. Over 120 available. Word of Mouth - BBC Radio 4 Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them with presenter Michael Rosen Wordsworth Grasmere 'The Wordsworth Trust has been keeping Wordsworth’s memory alive at Dove Cottage since it was created for this purpose in 1890. We are still an independent charity, and our activities today include putting on exhibitions, talks and other events, introducing children to poetry, and leading activities in local communities.' Worth a visit in Grasmere, and worth a visit online. Write Better Poetry 'Are you passionate about writing poetry? This is where you’ll find poetry prompts, solid tips on writing poetry, interviews with poets, and blog posts highlighting various poetic forms. Sit back, relax, and learn more about the craft of poetry!' (Their words not mine btw, I have only visited the site.) Writers' Kingston 'Writers’ Kingston is Kingston University's literary cultural institute dedicated to creative writing in all its forms, with an annual programme of events from talks to workshops and festivals.' Write Out Loud 'Write Out Loud is a national (indeed, international) hub for participation in poetry, encouraging everyone who writes poetry – from still-too-nervous-to-do-open-mic to Nobel Prize winner – to share their words with others. The Write Out Loud website has been around since 2005. It's unique in what it brings together, and what it offers to our members. Writing.ie The site for the Irish 'Writing' magazine, has poetry resourses. The Writing Squad 'The Writing Squad provides workshops, 1-1 support and investment for young writers. Our free 2 year programme is for w'riters aged 16-21 who live, work or study in the North of England.' York Literature Festival The Festival began in 2007. 'The Festival prides itself on having a diverse range of events including talks, lectures, panels, debates, performances, storytelling pieces and workshops. It features both fiction (literary, contemporary and genre-based), non-fiction and poetry.' The 2022 Festival will run from 18 to 27 March. Young Poets Network Young Poets Network is The Poetry Society’ s online platform for young poets up to the age of 25. Here you’ll find features about poets and poetry, challenges and competitions to inspire your own writing, new writing from young poets, and advice and guidance from the rising and established stars of the poetry scene. Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. So what I am saying is please don't sue me, or shoot me as the messenger, though I absolutely would love to hear any positive or negative feedback about any of the sites I link to. If you are the owner of a site that I have linked to and object to me including a link here please do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible. Equally if you want to be linked then just ask and I will be very happy to do so. A full update is on its way soon. Last minor update 11/04/2025.

Bob reads a number of current poetry magazines, poetry books, and poetry pamphlets / chapbooks. This page show's Bob's current reading list, which will include some archive magazines and books, too. Soundtrack to the Site I always have music playing in the background whenever I am doing things. Here is my suggestion for music you can play whilst browsing the site.