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  • HAY-ON-WYE: Poetry and the Transmission of Errors

    25-May-13
    Book

    Don Paterson speaking on 'Poetry and the Transmission of Errors';10am. » Read more

  • Call for Screen-Poems

    Newspaper (News)

    Submission deadline: 30th July 2013 » Read more

  • LONDON SE1: Tadeusz Rózewicz

    25-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    7:45 PM » Read more

  • Chance to create online magazine

    Newspaper (News)

    Chance for 16-30-year-olds to create their own online magazine. » Read more

  • HAY-ON-WYE: The Gwyn Jones Lecture 2013

    25-May-13
    Book

    RS Thomas Centenary Series; The Uncollected Poems Of RS Thomas. » Read more

  • Towersey Festival offering new development programme

    Newspaper (News)

    Writers Tom Banks and Debs Newbold are looking for "live lit" writers to mentor, who will go on to perform at Towersey Festival. » Read more

  • PORTSMOUTH: Anne-Marie Fyfe

    26-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Anne-Marie Fyfe and The Hanging Tree Band. » Read more

  • In the Land of the Giants

    CLPE

    George Szirtes has won the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) Poetry Award » Read more

  • Le Moulin: Five-day Residential Poetry Course

    27-May-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    With tutor Katherine Gallagher » Read more

  • New Children's Poetry Website

    CLPE

    The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has launched a children's poetry website » Read more

  • CRICIETH: Writer-in-Residence Retreat

    27-May-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    Ty Newydd Writers' Centre, Llandystumdwy. » Read more

  • LONDON E2: The Yellow Show

    28-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Rob Auton performs a spoke-word show about his love for the colour yellow. » Read more

  • ABERGAVENNY: The Collective

    28-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Mike Jenkins, Ifor Thomas and John Lovat » Read more

  • LONDON NW3: Jane Draycott and Pascale Petit

    28-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    6:30 PM » Read more

  • LONDON EC2: Saboteur Awards 2013

    29-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Sabotage Reviews celebrates its third birthday with the Saboteur Award winners. Special musical guests LiTTLe MACHine will perform. » Read more

  • HAY-ON-WYE: Gillian Clarke - Housman Lecture

    29-May-13
    Book

    The National Poet of Wales gives this year's Housman Lecture » Read more

  • HAY-ON-WYE: A Poem for RS Thomas

    29-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Gillian Clarke, Owen Sheers, Mererid Hopwood, Menna Elfyn, Anna Lewis, Emyr Lewis, Damian Walford Davies, Glyn Maxwell, Eurig Salisbury & Grahame Davies. » Read more

  • HAY-ON-WYE: A Tribute to RS Thomas

    29-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    8.30 pm » Read more

  • LONDON NW3: Emily Dickinson

    29-May-13
    Book

    Lyndall Gordon talking about Emily Dickinson » Read more

  • MARGATE: Big Talk

    31-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    7:30 PM; £5/£3. » Read more

  • BIRMINGHAM: Level-UP!

    31-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    5PM; free. » Read more

  • SHEFFIELD: Sheffield Poetry Festival

    31-May-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    The second Sheffield Poetry Festival is a ten-day programme of thirty events celebrating the local, national and international. » Read more

  • Arizona, USA: Summer Writing Residency Program

    01-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    Deadline for submission: 17 December. » Read more

  • CORNWALL: Poetry and Mindfulness

    01-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    Poetry and Mindfulness - One day course. » Read more

  • LONDON SW5: Seeing Red

    02-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    Themed writing workshop with Anne-Marie Fyfe. Discover what red conveys to us in the archetypal colour-scheme. » Read more

  • LONDON NW3: Modern Poetry in Translation

    02-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    With Chris Beckett, Frances Leviston and Fiona Sze-Lorrain. Part of the Keats Festival. » Read more

  • LONDON NW5: Maureen Duffy and Cicely Herbert

    02-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Maureen Duffy and Cicely Herbert at Torriano Meeting House. » Read more

  • LONDON SW5: Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour

    03-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Simon Armitage, Freida Hughes, Paul Stephenson, Paul Warren and Stuart Silver. Plus open mic. » Read more

  • LONDON E1: Velvet Tongue

    03-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    7pm; £5/£3 conc. » Read more

  • LONDON N15: Summer Poetry

    04-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    Supportive course for beginner and near-beginner poets. Small group (maximum 6 people). » Read more

  • LONDON WC1: Camden Poems

    04-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    With Dinah Livingstone. » Read more

  • LONDON SE1: Special Edition - The Digital Alternative

    05-Jun-13
    Special Edition thumb

    With editors from poetry websites including Ink Sweat and Tears, Like Starlings and Sabotage. » Read more

  • LONDON NW11: Poetry Circle at Ivy House

    05-Jun-13
    Book

    2PM; £5 » Read more

  • LONDON WC2: Patricia's Box

    05-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    7:30 PM » Read more

  • READING: Reading Poetry Festival

    05-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    5 days of poetry events - open to all. » Read more

  • READING: Iain Sinclair Poetry lecture

    05-Jun-13
    Book

    'American Smoke: Journeys to the End of the Light' » Read more

  • KINGSTON UPON THAMES: Award Ceremony for the SCJ Prizes

    06-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    The Rose Theatre; 7.30PM » Read more

  • CARDIFF: First Thursday

    06-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    With Christopher Meredith, Francesca Rhydderch, and Lesley Saunders. » Read more

  • LONDON WC2: Poetry @ 3

    06-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Open mic for poets who like to come out and play during the day. » Read more

  • LONDON W2: Poetry @ the Print Room

    06-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Glyn Maxwell and Robin Robertson read. » Read more

  • LONDON NW1: Camden Poetry Series

    07-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Ruth O'Callaghan presents the launch of the new anthology from readers at the Camden Poetry Series. » Read more

  • LONDON W13: Beyond Whispers

    07-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Commemorating 40 years since the military coup in Chile » Read more

  • CROYDON: Poets Anonymous

    07-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    June meetings » Read more

  • FRANCE: Creative Writing with Karen McCarthy Woolf

    08-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    7 nights and 6 full days in a French Country Château. » Read more

  • NEWCASTLE : 1-1 Poetry Surgery with Colette Bryce

    08-Jun-13
    Groupsandworkshops (pen)

    10 AM » Read more

  • OLDBURY: Geoff Stevens' Memorial Prize

    08-Jun-13
    Microphone (Poetry Readings)

    Afternoon: Julie Maclean and Terry Quinn read, plus open mike slots. Evening: Purple Penumbra host a celebration of Geoff's work. » Read more


Magazines

The current, "live" magazines stocked at The Poetry Library and online. » Read more

Book publishers

Have a look at the current U.K. imprints that publish poetry.
» Read more

Competitions

"We can not compete but perhaps we meet somewhere." Red Rose » Read more

Lost quotes

Help people find out where that line in their head comes from. » Read more


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