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. Links to: 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 27th - 30th August 2026 this year. 'This year, we introduce The Elements – the raw natural forces that shape life and spark our imagination! ... 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. 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 '3rd to 12th July 2026. Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) is back for 2026! Join us in July for 10 days of artists, performers, writers, poets, musicians, politicians, academics and thought provokers.' 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 'Creative Director, Kim Harvey, owner of The Madhatter Bookshop on Burford High Street, Oxfordshire, wanted to establish a Literary Festival that not only bought the community together but most importantly was accessible to all... It presents an inspiring programme of events, with authors covering a wide range of topics and genres including history, politics, the natural world, poets, pioneers and innovators.' It is holding the next festival 25th to 27th September 2026 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.' The 2026 Festival was held between 9th -18th April. Cork International Poetry Festival In 1993 The Munster Literature Centre started presenting spring literary festivals. This year's festival is from12th -16th May 2026. 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. The most recent festival ran from 21st-26th April, 2026. 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 27th meeting in 2023. It awards the Naim Frashëri Laureateship. (I am uncertain if this event has taken place since 2023) 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 The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a charity which has been bringing outstanding writers and thinkers from around the world together with curious audiences for over forty years. We celebrate the power of words, examine pressing issues, shift perspectives, and create joyful experiences for those of all ages.' This year’s Book Festival will take place from 17th to 30th August 2026. You can find us at Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF 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 Runs from 17th June to 14th July, 2026. 'The EPF returns for it’s 9th year with a summer festival of events celebrating collaboration, literary liveness and cross-linguistic inventiveness. Over 100 poets, many visiting from across Europe, will present new works at a series of ‘Camarade’ events.' Mainly based in London. Evesham Festival of Words 'Celebrating words in all their forms – written, spoken and sung – and launched in 2016, Evesham Festival of Words is a year-long Festival with a main weekend at the end of June/early July.' 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 (link currently not working) 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.' Forest Poets events by Paul McGrane | Eventbrite Walthamstow poetry collective presents: Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic and Waltham Forest Poetry Competition and 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.) Georgia Poetry in the Parks – putting poetry in the paths of Georgians 'Welcome to the online home of Georgia Poetry in the Parks, a celebration of Georgia poets and Georgia’s green spaces. ... On this site, you’ll find information on our featured poets as well as creative prompts to get you started on your own path to poetry or prose. We hope you’ll explore the site, then hit the trails at participating parks. ' 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. The 2026 festival itself is from 23 April to 7 May 2026 . Hastings Book Festival 'Hastings Book Festival is proud to be part of this awesome community of artists, musicians, wordsmiths, foodies, makers and do-ers, and we hope you are as excited by this year’s programme as we have been putting it all together.' Hay Festival 'Hay Festival Global brings together diverse voices from the worlds of art, literature, science, politics, music and comedy to listen, talk, debate and create.' 21st to 31st May, 2026 The Hellbender Gathering of Poets 'The Hellbender Gathering of Poets aims to nurture a community hellbent on finding the words that protect and repair our climate-changed world. Through an annual festival that celebrates the power of poetry, we welcome writers and readers alike into a joyful rising— one galvanized by environmental science, awareness, courage, and hope.' 'We’ll be gathering for the first time this coming October 5-11, 2026, in Black Mountain.' 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 'Ilkley Literature Festival has been bringing together the very best writers of contemporary fiction, non-fiction and poetry with book-loving audiences for over 50 years. Every autumn, we are joined by 14,000 readers and 100+ writers in creating conversations, tackling tricky topics and encouraging exploration.' 2nd to 18th October 2026 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.' 8th to 11th January 2026. 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. No longer active. 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. The main festival took place 13—22 March 2026. 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. Launceston Poetry Festival - The Charles Causley Trust Sir Andrew Motion says, 'Last year’s inaugural Festival was successful on so many fronts, and the programme for 2026 has captured some of the UK’s best poetry talent. It is rare to see a line-up like this outside of London, in fact, I don’t think there’s a programme of this calibre anywhere else in the UK right now. This year's festival runs from 30th April to 3rd May, 2026. Ledbury Poetry Festival 'The biggest and joint-oldest poetry festival in the UK features poets from all over the UK and international stage. Inspiring and inclusive, everyone is welcome to this celebration of poetry and spoken word. This year’s line-up includes live readings and conversations, workshops, music, and films.' 26th June to 5th July, 2026 Leeds Events The Leeds Events page on this site has links to over 50 poetry related events/organisations in Leeds , Yorkshire and Manchester. Leeds Lit Fest 'Leeds Lit Fest is back! Returning for its eighth year, the city’s award-winning festival of words and thought will take place across a diverse range of the city’s spaces and aims to bring together, and help develop, the city’s literary scene, with writers, poets and performers from the UK and beyond.' From 6th to 14th June 2026. 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 'Welcome to Ireland’s oldest Literary and Arts Festival, where writers, artists and poets congregate in the beautiful heritage town of Listowel, in County Kerry. We promote the writing of all genres and create an environment where literature can be appreciated by the widest possible audience – gathering writers and readers to celebrate the written word together.' 21th 31st May 2026. 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 brings together local, national and international poets and speakers, as well as organisations and local community groups, representing Bristol as a centre of world class poetry.' April 17th - 26th 2026 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. McLellan Book Festival 'Arran Theatre and Arts aims ... to foster the visual, literary and performing arts on Arran, to further opportunities for professionals in the arts, create experiences which raise skills and awareness and improve access at community level, develop opportunities for young people and encourage new work, both on Arran and beyond through the annual McLellan Poetry Prize and the McLellan Arts and Book Festivals.' 4th to 6th September 2026 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.' National Poetry Centre, Leeds 'The National Poetry Centre exists to provide a national home for poetry in the UK – connecting people from all backgrounds and cultures to poetry. Founded by the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage.' 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 'Taking ‘In/Out of Place’ as its theme, and with an emphasis on local places in the region, the Newcastle Poetry Festival continues to be a place to explore poetry, archives and creative practice.' (I believe this was last held in 2024.) 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 'We’re delighted to welcome you back for another inspiring celebration of words, voices, and creativity, taking place from 5th–14th June 2026. Over ten vibrant days, Nottingham will come alive with poetry in all its forms, from headline acts, to intimate readings, open mics to workshops, performances, and special events across the city.' 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. 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 'The 15th edition of the Penzance LitFest will be taking place from 7-11 July 2026.' 'Since 2010, Penzance LitFest has delivered a diverse programme of events from music to mystery, humour to history, and poetry to performance art. Famous faces, new local writers, and our renowned writing workshops have all surprised and delighted our audiences.' 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 'With this year's theme, 'Infinite Worlds', Poetry in Aldeburgh  celebrates the poem as a vehicle for exploring many states of reality, possibility and imagination. We invite you to join us as we traverse a poetic world where (almost) anything can happen.' 5th to 8th November 2026. The site has podcasts of previous Festivals. Poetry in Motion MTA Arts & Design 'Since 1992, when it first displayed an excerpt from Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," MTA's Poetry in Motion program has brought more than 200 poems or excerpts before the eyes of millions of subway riders and rail commuters... (The) program displays two new poems each quarter, on "car cards" in the New York City subway cars and in digital screens at subway stations.' 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 of America 'The Poetry Society of America, the nation’s oldest poetry organization, was founded in 1910. Its mission is to place poetry at the crossroads of American life. The PSA transforms public spaces into sites for imaginative encounters with poems, engages diverse and often underserved communities, amplifies the voices of poets around issues of common concern...' 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. The Poet's Playground (poetreel.com) Poetreel.com is a community for Spoken Word Poets and Poetry lovers to connect, communicate, collaborate, and enjoy poetry content. 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, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, is an award-winning festival dedicated to bringing poetry in all its forms and many languages to audiences around the world. Founded in 1998 by three local poets, the annual festival takes place every March in the beautiful historic town of St Andrews and has gained a truly international reputation as one of the country’s most significant literary events.' Most recently held 13th to 15th March 2026. 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 2026 - Strokestown Park 'Join us for the Strokestown International Poetry Festival 2026, taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend, from Friday, May 1st, to Sunday, May 3rd, in the picturesque surroundings of Strokestown Park, 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 Literary Festival - Celebrating Literature 'The Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival remains a town wide celebration of the written and spoken word'. ' 1st to 10th May, 2026. 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 'Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo! readings, performances and workshops!' Most recent festival was held on 24th to 30th March 2026. See Videos of Past Events VERVE Poetry Festival | poetry spoken word festival 'Not just an annual 5 day poetry festival! We also host monthly open mic nights, quarterly featured poetry, a year long Poetry Collective for new writers, and a sell out workshop series featuring established poets all year long. ' Festival last held in 2023. 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' waxpoetryart.com 'Welcome to waxpoetryart.com – the website for people who love poetry, art , photography , fiction , and plays . (It) is an independent publication that is 100% artist run. Specifically by one artist, the poet, Kirk Ramdath ... Explore an incredible amount of poetry submission opportunities, as well as opportunities in all main artistic genres.' Wells Festival of Literature 'The Festival promotes a love of reading, of the pleasure to be found in picking up a book and discovering new worlds, fresh ideas or fascinating characters within its cover. For more than 30 years Wells Festival of Literature has attracted a wide range of writers, from novelists to scientists, politicians to poets, to come and inspire its audiences.' 16th to 24th October 2026. Winchester Poetry Festival 'We are a poetry organisation that does all sorts of things - from hosting our much-acclaimed biennial festival in Winchester, to our popular Winchester Poetry Prize competition, to our wider work with schools and community organisations.' 'Winchester Poetry Festival is a biennial festival, with our next full festival taking place in 2027, a shorter Winchester Poetry Day will take place in October 2026.' Wolverhampton Literature Festival 'We are excited to be back from 6th February to 8th February 2026, 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. World Poetry Slam Organization – we are Poetry Slam Established in 2022 to create a slam network. 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 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 while focusing on a number of themes including history, current affairs and a small programme of events for children.' Most recently held on 28th February to 30th March, 2026, but other events are held occasionally, too. 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 overdue and on its way soon. Literature and poetry festival links updated 29th April 2026.

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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. Links to Poetry Magazines Print Magazines Online versions of the print magazine may be available. C lick the underlined words to get to that website 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.) Chicago Review (U.S.) 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.) DREICH (Scotland) 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.) Mississippi Review (University of Southern Mississippi, U.S.) 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) Osiris Poetry – International Poetry Journal (U.S.) (Whole older back issues are available for download.) 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) Allegro Poetry Magazine (U.K.) Amethyst Review (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.) Dust Poetry Magazine (U.K.) Edinburgh Poetry Magazine (Canada) Equatorial (U.S) experiment-o (Angel House Press) (Archive available, but no new posts since 2023) (Canada) The Fig Tree | Tim Fellows | Substack (U.K.) 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.) Goldfish (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK) Guernica – A Magazine of Global Arts & Politics (U.S. / Global) 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) ORAL.pub (U.S. originally Mexico) 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.) Urban Scrawl (U.K.) 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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