Two amazing workshops coming up with Rachel Long, starting NEXT WEEK with... Monday 9th March, 7pm The Harlem Renaissance with Rachel Long Expect vibrant discussion, daring drafts, and a deep dive into a movement that changed the sound of American poetry. buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

Only two days left to submit your poems and other library-themed writing for the next issue of The North! poetrybusiness.co.uk/about-the-po...

Slowly wending my way through this collection - so many good things - Kathy Pimlott at Nottm. Goose Fair; Sarah Wimbush at the battle of Orgreave; @pamthompson240.bsky.social catching the last tube home. @poetrybusiness.bsky.social

So overjoyed that the marvellous Michael Lasky has won the King’s Medal for Poetry. He’s the biz. And I’m doing a workshop with him this week with @poetrybusiness.bsky.social

Congratulations to Michael Laskey, who has been awarded the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025! 🎉 The announcement was made by Buckingham Palace on 14 February. poetrybusiness.co.uk/michael-lask...

Lovely to see 'A Short Piece of Choral Music' from Jonathan Davidson's wonderful 2011 collection Early Train on the latest Poems on the Underground posters! February 2026 posters: shorturl.at/0YxmS Early Train: shorturl.at/X8ddM 100 Poems on the Underground anthology: shorturl.at/7k0Ba

Greatly looking forward to my session on Monday and have some striking lesser known poems and poets planned.

Two brilliant online workshops coming up for you next week! Disaster (through a Japanese lens) with Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana Monday 16th February, 7pm Writing Poems with Michael Laskey Tuesday 17th February, 11am Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @corrintachibana.bsky.social

Greatly looking forward to teaching for @poetrybusiness.bsky.social again on Monday evening. More info here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...

Our Poetry Bites podcast is taking a little break! We'll be back later in the year, but in the meantime you can check out all the amazing previous episodes on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. open.spotify.com/show/09DFiUp...

Two fantastic new online workshops for you next week! 🌳 Deep Green with Romalyn Ante Monday 9 February, 7pm ❤️ Writing Love with Laurie Bolger Wednesday 11 February, 11am Sign up: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @romalynante3.bsky.social @lauriebolger.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

Submissions now open for The North! Deadline end of February. The North 72 is The Library Issue, so, as well as your poems, we're looking for short prose pieces about, or featuring, libraries. All library-themed work welcome! Send us your work: poetrybusiness.co.uk/about-the-po...

SUBS are open for #TheNorth #Libraries edition @poetrybusiness.bsky.social poetrybusiness.co.uk/about-the-po... #promptcombo

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ 🌙 Poetry’s Quiet Hours: Writing the Nocturne with Vicky Morris Mon 26 January, 6.30pm 👁 The ‘I’ and the ‘Eye’: Writing Landscapes of the Self with Shash Trevett Tue 27 January, 11am Sign up: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @vickymwriter.bsky.social @shashtrevett.bsky.social

As promised, our new Featured Publication - Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap @jaydkash.bsky.social @poetrybusiness.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2026/01/04/f...

I attended a brilliant @poetrybusiness.bsky.social workshop led by @poetclare.bsky.social today on the theme of fairy tales. The first fairy tale I can remember falling in love with was ‘The Tinderbox’ by Hans Christian Andersen. The edition I had (and still treasure!) was

✨WORKSHOPS COMING UP✨ 🌙 Poetry’s Quiet Hours: Writing the Nocturne with Vicky Morris Monday 26 January, 6.30pm buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... 👁 The ‘I’ and the ‘Eye’: Writing Landscapes of the Self with Shash Trevett Tuesday 27 January, 11am buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

On 6 January, hear the inside story of one of the world's most successful public art interventions, Poems on the Underground, as it marks its 40th birthday. shorturl.at/AHYBA We're marking the milestone by publishing the Revised Edition of 100 Poems on the Underground next month! shorturl.at/OJWPl

YT review: Earth, Fire: Jayant Kashyap's 'Notes on Burials' @poetrybusiness.bsky.social @jaydkash.bsky.social yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Eart...

✨WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK✨ “I think I could turn and live with animals…” with Amanda Dalton Tuesday 16th December, 11am www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... In this lively, accessible workshop we’ll look at some great poems that that explore and celebrate connections with other species...

We're rounding off the year with some truly excellent December online workshops! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @janeburn.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

Completely forgot I wrote this poem about Gore Point on The Wash in Norfolk. Found it in @poetrybusiness.bsky.social 's The North No. 53 Autumn 2014. I have other poems in other copies of The North... if only I could find them too...

The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are closing for entries TOMORROW! Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop 📚 Deadline 16 November 2025 Enter on our website: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

Only a few days left to enter the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize. Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop! 📚 Deadline 16 November 2025 Enter on our website - poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

Only ONE WEEK left to enter the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize. Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop! 📚 Deadline 16 November 2025 Enter on our website - poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

Join us online on Sunday 9 November as we celebrate the winners and commended poets in the 2025 Book & Pamphlet Competition. With live readings from the winners and runners-up. The Winners: Ian Harker Annina Zheng-Hardy Runners Up: Sally Baker Ilse Pedler www.tickettailor.com/.../thepoetr...

What a joy tonight it was @otsfestival.bsky.social #Sheffield for the #poetry celebration of 40 years of #TheNorth from @poetrybusiness.bsky.social. Wonderful poetry, poets and readings and I have my beautiful book from @bethdaviespoet.bsky.social to indulge in.

✨WORKSHOP TOMORROW✨ 'Florida and Churches' with Rachel Long Wed 29 Oct, 11am How might time/space-travelling, and using “lyric time” make our poems more dynamic and reflective of how real-life memory and experience work? Find out more and sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

✨WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK✨ 'Speech! Speech!' with Kathryn Simmonds Tues 4 November, 11am In this workshop, we’ll consider various approaches, including monologue, reported speech, dialogue, and the use of fragments. Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

✨WORKSHOP TOMORROW✨ Writing the Uncanny with Pam Thompson Mon 27 Oct, 7pm Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... In this workshop we will aim to look at ways we might ‘unsettle’ our poems looking at examples of ‘the uncanny’ from writing and art.

Good news! We've extended the deadlines for the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize. Both are now closing on SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER, so now you have an extra two weeks to polish up those poems... poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨Writing the Uncanny with Pam Thompson Mon 27 Oct, 7pm ✨ 'Florida and Churches' with Rachel Long Wed 29 Oct, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @pamthompson240.bsky.social

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨Writing Poems with Jonathan Edwards Mon 20 Oct, 7pm ✨Contemporary Farewells: Saying Goodbye in Poetry with Theresa Muñoz Tues 21 Oct, 11am ✨Writing Sestinas with Laurie Bolger Wed 22 Oct, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

Join us on Saturday at ­­Ilkley Literature Festival! The Poems: 40 Years in the North, with Ian Harker Saturday 18 October, 3.30pm More details and tickets: www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/events/62-th... @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social

✨WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK✨ ☀️ 'Finding and expressing joy, contentment & happiness in our work through divinations of the everyday' with Jane Burn Tues 14 Oct, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @ninearchespress.bsky.social @janeburn.bsky.social

POSTPONED Unfortunately, due to flooding in Grasmere, we are unable to go ahead with our competition winners' celebration tomorrow. Apologies to everyone who was planning to come along, and please watch this space for the new date for this event.

The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are NOW OPEN! Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop. 📚 Deadline 2 November 2025 Enter here: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨Personal Words with Jacob Polley Mon 6 Oct, 7pm ✨Leading by Example with Kathryn Simmonds Tues 7 Oct, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @picadorbooks.bsky.social @

Join us on Saturday at Wordsworth Grasmere to celebrate the winners of the 2025 International Book & Pamphlet Competition, chosen by Kim Moore! More details and free tickets - wordsworth.org.uk/event-direct... @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social

Get ready! The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are opening for entries soon. ✍️ OPEN FOR ENTRIES FROM 1 OCTOBER Deadline 2 November 2025 Find out more: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/ @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @hollyhopkins.bsky.social

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨'This is not a play: mixing up the genres' with Amanda Dalton Mon 29 Sept, 7pm ✨'Self-Portrait, with Poems' with Jonathan Edwards Tues 30 Sept, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

✨WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK✨ 🎨 Bright Words: Poetry and Colour with Theresa Muñoz 🌈 Tues 23 Sept, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @munozpoems.bsky.social @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social

Join us at Wordsworth Grasmere next month to celebrate the winners of the 2025 International Book & Pamphlet Competition, chosen by Kim Moore. More details and free tickets: wordsworth.org.uk/event-direct... @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social

✨ WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨ Shaping a Collection with Erica Hesketh Tues 9 Sept, 11am ✨ 'After Blackberrying' with Rachel Long Wed 10 Sept, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @ninearchespress.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social

An excellent review of Jayant Kashyap's Notes on Burials, courtesy of eche poetry: www.echepoetry.co.uk/reviews/buri... "...These are poems that stay with you, prompting you to return and search again for meaning in their careful, deliberate lines."‬ @jaydkash.bsky.social @echepoetry.bsky.social

Come join us at Off The Shelf in Sheffield this October! The wonderful Off the Shelf programme is now available. As usual, there are hundreds of exciting events on offer from 10 October to 10 November! offtheshelf.org.uk/events/the-p... @otsfestival.bsky.social @bethdaviespoet.bsky.social

✨The North Online Writing Workshop: a rather special fundraiser for The Poetry Business✨ Saturday 13th September, 11am £35 In this inspirational workshop Ann and Peter draw on outstanding poems from forty years of their and your magazine, The North. More details: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

Absolutely thrilled to be published in the latest The North after being a runner-up in the 2024 International Book & Pamphlet Competition! Huge thanks to the editors @poetrybusiness.bsky.social and judge @janeclarke.bsky.social - feeling very grateful. 📚✨

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨Tues 2 Sept, 11am Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw ( @clareshawpoet.bsky.social) buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... ✨Wed 3 Sept, 11am Writing Birds with Laurie Bolger ( @lauriebolger.bsky.social) buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

Thrilled to have poems in the latest issue of #TheNorth from @poetrybusiness.bsky.social, alongside so many poets whose poems I admire.