The Poetry Society
@poetrysociety.org.uk
A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview, supports young poets @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social.
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'Sundew' by Fiona Benson was commissioned for 'Bog Talk', a partnership between @exeter.ac.uk @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social South West Peatland Partnership & The Poetry Society.
Listen to a podcast featuring more of the commissioned poems at bit.ly/BogTalkPodcast
Listen to a podcast featuring more of the commissioned poems at bit.ly/BogTalkPodcast
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
'Sundew' by Fiona Benson was commissioned for 'Bog Talk', a partnership between @exeter.ac.uk @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social South West Peatland Partnership & The Poetry Society.
Listen to a podcast featuring more of the commissioned poems at bit.ly/BogTalkPodcast
Listen to a podcast featuring more of the commissioned poems at bit.ly/BogTalkPodcast
The 2026 @poetrybyheart.bsky.social competition is open!
> 128K young people took part last year. See how they did it in a preview of Poetry By Heart:The Movie
bit.ly/PBHMoviePreview ⬇️
Great to see teachers Gareth & Alex featured, both part of our school projects!
Sign up ➡️ poetrybyheart.org.uk
> 128K young people took part last year. See how they did it in a preview of Poetry By Heart:The Movie
bit.ly/PBHMoviePreview ⬇️
Great to see teachers Gareth & Alex featured, both part of our school projects!
Sign up ➡️ poetrybyheart.org.uk
Poetry By Heart - Poetry Club Montage
In celebration of National Poetry Day, we're sharing a scene from the feature documentary Poetry By Heart which is currently in post production. The documentary…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The 2026 @poetrybyheart.bsky.social competition is open!
> 128K young people took part last year. See how they did it in a preview of Poetry By Heart:The Movie
bit.ly/PBHMoviePreview ⬇️
Great to see teachers Gareth & Alex featured, both part of our school projects!
Sign up ➡️ poetrybyheart.org.uk
> 128K young people took part last year. See how they did it in a preview of Poetry By Heart:The Movie
bit.ly/PBHMoviePreview ⬇️
Great to see teachers Gareth & Alex featured, both part of our school projects!
Sign up ➡️ poetrybyheart.org.uk
The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
⭐ Coming up on 8 December: Come ready to twist, knot, and tangle words in exciting, unexpected ways—and leave with a brand-new body of multilingual work!
poetrysociety.org.uk/event/online...
poetrysociety.org.uk/event/online...
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
⭐ Coming up on 8 December: Come ready to twist, knot, and tangle words in exciting, unexpected ways—and leave with a brand-new body of multilingual work!
poetrysociety.org.uk/event/online...
poetrysociety.org.uk/event/online...
Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, a Top 15 winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025, reads winning poem 'The Girls Who Grow Antlers'.
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, a Top 15 winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025, reads winning poem 'The Girls Who Grow Antlers'.
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
More tickets have been added to our annual lecture! Given this year by Diane Seuss on 10 November @ 7:00pm GMT via Zoom, the lecture will address an education in poetry from outside the borders of academia, specifically that of a poet from the rural working class.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
More tickets have been added to our annual lecture! Given this year by Diane Seuss on 10 November @ 7:00pm GMT via Zoom, the lecture will address an education in poetry from outside the borders of academia, specifically that of a poet from the rural working class.
Yee Heng Yeh read his poem 'The Ants' at our Malaysia-UK poetry showcase, part of a collaboration with British Council Malaysia in which we've commissioned and showcased work from UK-based poets with Malaysian heritage & poets based in Malaysia.
poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/britishcouncilmalaysia
poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/britishcouncilmalaysia
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Yee Heng Yeh read his poem 'The Ants' at our Malaysia-UK poetry showcase, part of a collaboration with British Council Malaysia in which we've commissioned and showcased work from UK-based poets with Malaysian heritage & poets based in Malaysia.
poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/britishcouncilmalaysia
poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/britishcouncilmalaysia
Coming to this year's @nawewriters.bsky.social online conference? Join poet Danny Pandolfi & our Edu team for a workshop on facilitating writing for wellbeing! The conference is 7-8 Nov on Zoom and this session is 8 Nov, 2.45-3.45.
Info/tickets ➡️ nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/nawe-conference.html
Info/tickets ➡️ nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/nawe-conference.html
November 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Coming to this year's @nawewriters.bsky.social online conference? Join poet Danny Pandolfi & our Edu team for a workshop on facilitating writing for wellbeing! The conference is 7-8 Nov on Zoom and this session is 8 Nov, 2.45-3.45.
Info/tickets ➡️ nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/nawe-conference.html
Info/tickets ➡️ nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/nawe-conference.html
Amira Cheung Simhani, a Top 15 winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025, reads winning poem 'Why the sky never closed behind her'.
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Amira Cheung Simhani, a Top 15 winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025, reads winning poem 'Why the sky never closed behind her'.
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
Read this year's winning poems and find out more about the Award: bit.ly/FoyleYoungPoets
Thank you to everyone who entered this year's National Poetry Competition! We wish you the best of luck. 🎉
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Thank you to everyone who entered this year's National Poetry Competition! We wish you the best of luck. 🎉
The hands on the clock are inching closer and closer to the deadline... it's the final call for submissions! Enter the National Poetry Competition by 11:59pm GMT 🕰️ 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The hands on the clock are inching closer and closer to the deadline... it's the final call for submissions! Enter the National Poetry Competition by 11:59pm GMT 🕰️ 🎃
Not long to go! If you haven't already, make sure to enter your poetry by 11:59pm GMT tonight. 🕰️
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Not long to go! If you haven't already, make sure to enter your poetry by 11:59pm GMT tonight. 🕰️
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
Happy Halloween! Today is the FINAL DAY for submissions to the National Poetry Competition. Be sure to enter your poetry by 11:59pm (GMT) tonight - no tricks about it! 🎃 👻
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Happy Halloween! Today is the FINAL DAY for submissions to the National Poetry Competition. Be sure to enter your poetry by 11:59pm (GMT) tonight - no tricks about it! 🎃 👻
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
npc.poetrysociety.org.uk
Calling all young poets: free writing workshop alert!
To help inspire your entries to the Layered Landscapes workshop with the National Trust, we're running a free online writing workshop on Saturday 8 November.
Head to bit.ly/YPN-workshop to book your free space.
To help inspire your entries to the Layered Landscapes workshop with the National Trust, we're running a free online writing workshop on Saturday 8 November.
Head to bit.ly/YPN-workshop to book your free space.
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Calling all young poets: free writing workshop alert!
To help inspire your entries to the Layered Landscapes workshop with the National Trust, we're running a free online writing workshop on Saturday 8 November.
Head to bit.ly/YPN-workshop to book your free space.
To help inspire your entries to the Layered Landscapes workshop with the National Trust, we're running a free online writing workshop on Saturday 8 November.
Head to bit.ly/YPN-workshop to book your free space.
💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.
Today's prompt comes from Nasim Luczaj, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Nasim!
Today's prompt comes from Nasim Luczaj, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Nasim!
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.
Today's prompt comes from Nasim Luczaj, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Nasim!
Today's prompt comes from Nasim Luczaj, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Nasim!
LOW TICKET WARNING! Act fast to secure your spot: poetrysociety.org.uk/event/poetry...
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
LOW TICKET WARNING! Act fast to secure your spot: poetrysociety.org.uk/event/poetry...
27 November: North-West Stanza Bonanza!
Members of Blackpool & Fylde Stanza and Lancaster Stanza will join forces online for an exciting night of readings. We will also be joined by Marilyn Longstaff, winner of our Stanza competition, for a special set.
Open mic slots available!
Members of Blackpool & Fylde Stanza and Lancaster Stanza will join forces online for an exciting night of readings. We will also be joined by Marilyn Longstaff, winner of our Stanza competition, for a special set.
Open mic slots available!
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
27 November: North-West Stanza Bonanza!
Members of Blackpool & Fylde Stanza and Lancaster Stanza will join forces online for an exciting night of readings. We will also be joined by Marilyn Longstaff, winner of our Stanza competition, for a special set.
Open mic slots available!
Members of Blackpool & Fylde Stanza and Lancaster Stanza will join forces online for an exciting night of readings. We will also be joined by Marilyn Longstaff, winner of our Stanza competition, for a special set.
Open mic slots available!
A few snaps from our #FoyleYoungPoets Award ceremony at the British Library. Thanks to judges Colette Bryce and Will Harris for hosting & we were so glad to be joined by former Foyle Young Poet Jay Bernard, who read and took part in the Q&A. The ceremony was followed by poetry games and networking!
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A few snaps from our #FoyleYoungPoets Award ceremony at the British Library. Thanks to judges Colette Bryce and Will Harris for hosting & we were so glad to be joined by former Foyle Young Poet Jay Bernard, who read and took part in the Q&A. The ceremony was followed by poetry games and networking!
💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.
Today's prompt comes from Lauren Colley, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Lauren!
Today's prompt comes from Lauren Colley, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Lauren!
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.
Today's prompt comes from Lauren Colley, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Lauren!
Today's prompt comes from Lauren Colley, who was longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Lauren!
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Come hear Sagging Meniscus in London at The Poetry Society: @davidcollard.bsky.social , Melissa McCarthy, Rufo Quintavalle, @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social , and Philip Terry. 20 November! RSVP at http://bit.ly/3Jl0JLN
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Come hear Sagging Meniscus in London at The Poetry Society: @davidcollard.bsky.social , Melissa McCarthy, Rufo Quintavalle, @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social , and Philip Terry. 20 November! RSVP at http://bit.ly/3Jl0JLN
⚠️ The 2025 National Poetry Competition closes in ONE WEEK! The deadline for entries is 11:59pm (GMT UK time) on 31 October 2025. ⚠️
More information at npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/
Good luck!
More information at npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/
Good luck!
October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
⚠️ The 2025 National Poetry Competition closes in ONE WEEK! The deadline for entries is 11:59pm (GMT UK time) on 31 October 2025. ⚠️
More information at npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/
Good luck!
More information at npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/
Good luck!
The Autumn Poems on the Underground went live on London Underground and Overground trains for 4 weeks from 20th October.
Find out more at poetrysociety.org.uk
Find out more at poetrysociety.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Autumn Poems on the Underground went live on London Underground and Overground trains for 4 weeks from 20th October.
Find out more at poetrysociety.org.uk
Find out more at poetrysociety.org.uk
Suzanna Fitzpatrick reads 'Punting Through Ice', a winner of the Members' Poetry Competition - Autumn 2025: 'Clearing', judged by Helen Farish.
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Suzanna Fitzpatrick reads 'Punting Through Ice', a winner of the Members' Poetry Competition - Autumn 2025: 'Clearing', judged by Helen Farish.
Jim Maguire reads 'Wizzer', a winner of the Members' Poetry Competition - Autumn 2025: 'Clearing', judged by Helen Farish.
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Jim Maguire reads 'Wizzer', a winner of the Members' Poetry Competition - Autumn 2025: 'Clearing', judged by Helen Farish.
Congratulations Karen, one of our newest Teacher Trailblazers! Thanks for everything you do for poetry education 😀
Thank you @poetrysociety.org.uk for this Teacher Trailblazer award at the Foyle Young Poets ceremony. An incredible honour. Photo: MaddMann
October 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations Karen, one of our newest Teacher Trailblazers! Thanks for everything you do for poetry education 😀