Reminder! Next week two incredible writers will be taking over The Poetry Café for an evening of discussion, reflection, and insight into the work of writing poetry and writing memoir. Tickets are still available for this conversation between award-winning writers Blake Morrison and Sinéad Morrisey!

Don't forget the Bridport Prize for poetry closes 31st May! @bridportprize.bsky.social

Congratulations, Rachel Curzon @rcurzon.bsky.social for getting onto the shortlist and good luck for the final results!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/there-you-... Patrick Lodge's new collection launches in York on the 5th of June.

Another fantastic group of poems. Thank you for including one of mine @brianmosespoet.bsky.social

On my very-enjoyable visit to Poets & Players last Saturday I read some bird poems including this one about the joy of hearing aids for listening to them.

This is your reminder to enter our members' competition by midnight on Wednesday! Judged by Hannah Copley, this competition is on the theme of "concrete", and offers you the chance to win publication in Poetry News, along with exclusive prizes.

Very few people know tbat Larkin actually wrote "They tuck you up your mum and dad"

Aged 14-17? Join us on Thursday, 7 May at 5 pm BST for an online Zoom session where The Poetry Society's education team will introduce you to the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award and you'll hear from one of the judges and a former winner. Book a place at bit.ly/FoyleLaunch26

Congratulations to @carolebromley.bsky.social and Stephen Keeler, both of the York Stanza group, for being longlisted in this year's National Poetry Competition!

Just one of those Moments of Being today.

Really sad to see the former Forsyth's building in Glasgow completely destroyed. I used to walk past it every day.

There's only one week to go before submissions close for this year’s Poetry Prize. Entry link and further details here: thelondonmagazine.org/the-london-m...

First sighting of the new @candlestickpress.bsky.social Ten Poems about Owls, at the preview eve of the brand new @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social in York.

New and available now! TEN POEMS ABOUT OWLS Poems by Niall Campbell, Daniel Webster Davis, Emily Dickinson, Victoria Gatehouse, Ian Humphreys, Gregory Leadbetter, Rob Miles, Angela Readman, AE Stallings and Edward Thomas. www.candlestickpress.co.uk/pamphlet/ten...

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...

It’s not too late! We have love, kisses, chocolate, flowers AND poems for your beloved this Valentine’s Day ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️Say it with a Candlestick! 😘

Just in case you haven't spotted it, @poetrybusiness.bsky.social The North is now open for submissions on thr theme of libraries.

There may be hope yet...

Rachel Curzon is consistently good, I think -

The Guernsey Poems on the Move competition closes on January 15th! There's still time if you want to see your poem on the buses. poemsonthemove.com

Join an @arvonfoundation online #poetry writing day course led by Jane Commane. Discovering Poetic Form - A whistlestop tour from the traditional to the contemporary. Friday February 20th, 2026, from 10am t.co/nxEjCCf13n

It's one of those mornings again.

ALCS pays money for visual contributions to magazines and articles, and this amount continues to grow year on year. Make sure you claim before 31 December to be included in next year's payments. Find out more here: www.alcs.co.uk/how-it-works...

Closing tomorrow!

Did you know? Once lost, a poet’s voice can’t be replaced. Help us preserve more voices by joining us as a member or making a small donation. #PoetryArchive20 Donate: cafdonate.cafonline.org/36#!/Donatio... Membership: poetryarchive.org/support/

It was all going so swimmingly until the poetry workshop leader suggested alliterative verse was dead.

Very happy to have a poem chosen by the Poetry Archive as one of their 2025 winners! poetryarchive.org/poem/poetry-...

Nice poem, Carole.

Join us online to launch 'Answerlands' by Joseph Minden on Tuesday 18 November at 7pm BST! 💻📖 The event will be hosted by Will Harris and will feature reading and discussion, alongside time for audience questions. More information and tickets here:🎟️ www.carcanet.co.uk/events/answe...

Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social Thursday 13th November at 7pm. 📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live 🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...

For 20 years, the Poetry Archive has brought poetry to life in poets’ own voices, free for all. Love what we do? Support us by donating, becoming a member, or spreading the word about what we do. 💛 poetryarchive.org/support/ #PoetryArchive20 #PoetryForEveryone

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/

Many congratulations to Stuart #Pickford and @sarahwimbush.bsky.social , who are both featured in The North's 40 year anthology!

Great evening yesterday at the King's Hall, Ilkley, where Simon #Armitage read from his "New Cemetery" and "Dwell", with some very funny intros and anecdotes.

The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition, judged by the fabulous Lorraine Mariner, invites you to send poems on the theme of WEATHER/WHETHER. Over £1,000 in prizes. Entry fee for adults is from £3, FREE for young poets under the age of 18. Closing date is MONDAY 20 OCTOBER. www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp

Autumn is definitely here now - the lithops are flowering.

On a happier note for these times, the Lithops plants are about to be wakened from their aestivation...

Congratulations, @rcurzon.bsky.social Rachel Curzon, for winning the @poetrylondon.bsky.social competition!

✨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

⌛PRIMERS - deadline midnight 9th September. Guide your poems into print with our established mentoring and publishing scheme for UK poets. With selecting editor Laurie Bolger Full submission criteria and guidelines: buff.ly/3qxgju8 Good luck

www.tickettailor.com/events/explo... If you're near York on 1st October...

@alcs.co.uk Many thanks to ALCS for their hospitality at The Grand in York yesterday evening. It was a great opportunity to meet other writers, and to hear about more of the work ALCS has been doing.

Under the Radar Issue 35 is hot off the press, now reaching readers. Treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under... Or a digital copy straight to your inbox? Or take out a subscription? Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️

Thanks to everyone who has submitted to PAN! Wordview 2025 so far, the playlist of submissions is now live via our YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The latest Under the Radar, our flagship magazine, is available in a digital edition, arriving straight to your in-box for just £6.99. We've introduced a new DIGITAL subscription. Details about your options: t.co/Wni3tAlON7 UtR 35 coming soon.