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Forward Poetry Prizes announced! | 05-Oct-06
The winners of the Forward Prizes for Poetry have been announced.
The winners of the Forward Prizes for Poetry have been announced.
Poetry Book Society sets up T S Eliot Prize School Shadowing Scheme | 04-Oct-06
This year, the TS Eliot Prize - the prize 'most poets want to win' according to Andrew Motion - will introduce a new Shadowing Scheme for schools, designed to promote the reading and enjoyment of poetry among young people.
This year, the TS Eliot Prize - the prize 'most poets want to win' according to Andrew Motion - will introduce a new Shadowing Scheme for schools, designed to promote the reading and enjoyment of poetry among young people.
National Poetry Day! | 04-Oct-06
Thursday 5 October is National Poetry Day 2006!
Thursday 5 October is National Poetry Day 2006!
Call for submissions - LGBT writers | 20-Sep-06
Chroma is currently looking for stories and poems to include in their Translation Issue, due out towards the end of 2007. The Translation Issue will feature a diverse selection of writers from around the world working in languages other than English. Chroma's aim is to make the work of LGBTQ writers, and writers of all sexualities attending positively to queer experiences, ideas, and politics, available to a wider audience.
Chroma is currently looking for stories and poems to include in their Translation Issue, due out towards the end of 2007. The Translation Issue will feature a diverse selection of writers from around the world working in languages other than English. Chroma's aim is to make the work of LGBTQ writers, and writers of all sexualities attending positively to queer experiences, ideas, and politics, available to a wider audience.
Anthology Launched to Commemorate 911 | 18-Sep-06
Nearly 90 poets from around the world have contributed to 'Babylon Burning: 9/11 five years on', an anthology of poems on the Twin Towers atrocity and its consequences.
Nearly 90 poets from around the world have contributed to 'Babylon Burning: 9/11 five years on', an anthology of poems on the Twin Towers atrocity and its consequences.
Poetry School places available for the Autumn term | 15-Sep-06
Places on several Poetry School courses are still available. Click on the link for further details.
Places on several Poetry School courses are still available. Click on the link for further details.
Oldest known poetry of the Americas discovered... | 15-Sep-06
A stone inscribed with what appear to be 3,000 year old rhyming couplets has been found in Mexico.
A stone inscribed with what appear to be 3,000 year old rhyming couplets has been found in Mexico.
Poetry International website now live! | 14-Sep-06
Poetry International Festival runs from 24-29 October 2006 at the South Bank Centre London, featuring over 40 poets from the UK and around the world in an extraordinary six-day starburst.
Poetry International Festival runs from 24-29 October 2006 at the South Bank Centre London, featuring over 40 poets from the UK and around the world in an extraordinary six-day starburst.
Poetry International 06 | 29-Aug-06
Poetry International brings you the best poetry from around the globe in an extraordinary six-day starburst. All events now on sale. Click on the link above for more information.
Poetry International brings you the best poetry from around the globe in an extraordinary six-day starburst. All events now on sale. Click on the link above for more information.
Wanted: poems for modern Black love poetry anthology | 23-Aug-06
Suitcase Press is looking for love poems by poets of Asian, African, Caribbean and Chinese descent from the North of England for an anthology.
Suitcase Press is looking for love poems by poets of Asian, African, Caribbean and Chinese descent from the North of England for an anthology.
Coleridge archive sold | 22-Aug-06
An archive owned by the family of Samuel Taylor Coleridge has been sold to the British Library.
An archive owned by the family of Samuel Taylor Coleridge has been sold to the British Library.
Part Time Project Worker - Get Into Reading | 07-Aug-06
The Merseyside-based Get Into Reading project are looking for a poetry enthusiast to fill a part-time vacancy
The Merseyside-based Get Into Reading project are looking for a poetry enthusiast to fill a part-time vacancy
Friargate Poetry: Hope After the Tsunami | 24-Jul-06
The organisers of this event are looking for submissions of poetry. Please click on the link to find further details.
The organisers of this event are looking for submissions of poetry. Please click on the link to find further details.
New National Poet for Wales | 11-Jul-06
Poet Gwyn Thomas will follow in the footsteps of Gwyneth Lewis as the National Poet for Wales.
Poet Gwyn Thomas will follow in the footsteps of Gwyneth Lewis as the National Poet for Wales.
69 Poets Contribute to New Oxfam CD | 13-Jun-06
'Life Lines', a CD of poets reading their work, has just been launched by Oxfam. The CD contains a great range of contibutors including Denise Riley, David Harsent, John Hegley, Wendy Cope and Andrew Motion and is available to buy in Oxfam stores for £4.99
'Life Lines', a CD of poets reading their work, has just been launched by Oxfam. The CD contains a great range of contibutors including Denise Riley, David Harsent, John Hegley, Wendy Cope and Andrew Motion and is available to buy in Oxfam stores for £4.99
Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize 2006/7 | 06-Jun-06
The deadline for submitting work to the annual prize for what the judges consider the best first collection published in the Great Britain or Eire is 31 July of this year.
The deadline for submitting work to the annual prize for what the judges consider the best first collection published in the Great Britain or Eire is 31 July of this year.
T S Eliot Prize 2006 Judges Announced | 30-May-06
The judges for the 2006 T. S. Eliot prize have been announced
The judges for the 2006 T. S. Eliot prize have been announced
Cost Benefit: Poems in the Waiting Room | 22-May-06
The editor of Poems in the Waiting Room has produced a cost benefit study for the scheme.
The editor of Poems in the Waiting Room has produced a cost benefit study for the scheme.
Publishing Opportunity for Young Poets | 10-May-06
'Emerging Voices' is a new imprint from Penned in the Margins. They are looking for poets aged between 16 and 28 to submit work for a forthcoming anthology.
'Emerging Voices' is a new imprint from Penned in the Margins. They are looking for poets aged between 16 and 28 to submit work for a forthcoming anthology.
Momtazi Publishing are launching a UK search for poets | 27-Apr-06
Momtazi Publishing are launching a UK search for poets for their next publication.
Momtazi Publishing are launching a UK search for poets for their next publication.
