dance as if - Poetry Book Society Book of the Week. 'This uplifting pamphlet explores euphoria in the body & in movement & was written after a collaboration with a choreographer, in the aftermath of sexual violence. These poems always move towards joy & celebration.' @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social

This could be you, reading at our festival on 2026 because you entered VERVE Poem of the Festival and won, or got shortlisted …. You’ve got till tomorrow at midnight to send your poems. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/competition-open

Just 4 days left to enter our POEM OF THE FESTIVAL competition x DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JANUARY 20th CATEGORIES: ADULTS / YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11-17 ENTRY FEE: ADULTS ONLY. First poem £6, 3 for £14, or 5 for £19 www.vervepoetryfestival.com/competition-open

Happy New Year Poets! Could you write our poem of the festival for 2026? Submission close January 20th. £500 prize + publication x www.vervepoetryfestival.com/poetry-competition

Here's 'short & sweet', my monthly poetry news mailchi.mp/7cdecf85d169... & feat @serenbooks.bsky.social @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social @magmapoetry.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social #poetry #olivesenior #mentoring #opportunitiesforpoets #poetrynews

We’re seeking submissions for our Poem Of The Festival 2026. THEME - Love DEADLINE - Jan 20th FEE - £6 / £14 / £20 Submit here… www.vervepoetryfestival.com/competition-open

Two poems from my new book. The first one won @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social June’s POTM “Our winning poem for Poem of the Month is Thinking of how many elevators by Max Wallis which was the most loud and unapologetic entry. Beginning with thinking about intimate opportunities in private spaces

Just devoured this today @maxwallis.bsky.social. Thanks for sending. Fantastic write, so real. @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social

I'm running a Poetry & the Body workshop for @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social online 2026 programme on 24 Feb. Booking now open www.eventbrite.com/cc/verve-poe...

Truly inspiring poetry tonight courtesy of the @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social brilliant ‘four pamphleteers’ - @maxwallis.bsky.social, @thewordtinker.bsky.social, @glynedwards.bsky.social & @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Come on then www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-of-the-month-competition

Closing for applications for WIP this coming Friday. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/wip-submission-form

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is open for entries in both categories: The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines Deadline 31 January 2026 This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social Good luck! magmapoetry.com/competition/

Closing for applications for WIP this coming Friday. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/wip-submission-form

Closes midnight poets. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-...

A Heads-up. After our wonderful pop-up event at @BhamLitFest at the weekend we return to our home #HiveJewelryQuater on Tuesday 21st Oct from 6.30pm (7.30 start). Open mic only, for poets brand new or old hands. Let us know you're coming! tinyurl.com/5y3dm94r

A Heads-up. After our wonderful pop-up event at @BhamLitFest at the weekend we return to our home #HiveJewelryQuater on Tuesday 21st Oct from 6.30pm (7.30 start). Open mic only, for poets brand new or old hands. Let us know you're coming! tinyurl.com/5y3dm94r

A Heads-up. After our wonderful pop-up event at @BhamLitFest at the weekend we return to our home #HiveJewelryQuater on Tuesday 21st Oct from 6.30pm (7.30 start). Open mic only, for poets brand new or old hands. Let us know you're coming! tinyurl.com/5y3dm94r

Shortlisted in May.

Keeping poetry alive between festivals. Join our community for a monthly writing hour, insider reflections, and early-bird access to workshops and tickets.

Kate Howlett

This gorgeous poem shortlisted in July by Dean Atta noticed grapefruit segments as invitations for personal and relational change x

ICYMI

Nesting Grounds Milla van der Have Shortlisted September.

OUR ONLINE BOOKSHOP NEWSLETTER has just dropped announcing our special October offer - across all titles for October only we are offering a 20% discount for a £30 spend. Offer lasts until midnight on 31st Oct. Click through to read more: tinyurl.com/mrx5s77a 😍

The Phoenix Community Garden @pimlottkathy.bsky.social

With the nights drawing in, it's definitely time to snuggle up with a book in the dark evenings, perhaps our Featured Publication - How to Leave a Body by Holly Winter-Hughes @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2025/08/03/f...

Refugee Handbook Chiwenite Onyekwelu Shortlisted in June

Progress log @kadienewman.bsky.social Shortlisted in August.

Alternative Notes for a Love Poem Maria Taylor

Celebrating the shortlisted poems from our Poem of the Month competition launched six months ago throughout October x

@literatureworks.bsky.social @lyrafest.com @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social @poetrybookshop.bsky.social @filmpoem.bsky.social

Septembers Poem of the Month

I had a ball launching 'dance as if' @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social at The Edge of the World Bookshop in Penzance. Joelle Taylor calls 'dance as if' 'a radical relearning of the skin and bones of us. The poetry is alive and in constant movement.' www.vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page... #poetry

A poetry competition for our poetry community is here. Submit a poem by midnight on Saturday please. Your words deserve to be read, even if the letters were not.

Read in full - open.substack.com/pub/vervepoetry/p/poet-interview-minal-sukumar?r=27ea6r&utm_medium=ios

August winning poem by Minal Sukumar

Off you go www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-...

Last months POTM winner.

Send us your poems by August 20th. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-of-the-month-competition

www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-of-the-month-competition VERVE Poem of the Month

Congratulations to our winning poet of our poem of the month competition! @dixonkat.bsky.social

POTM comp is closed and reopens on August 1st. Thank you to all who submitted poems.

Closes midnight. Send us your poems. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/july-potm

Two days left to submit to July’s POTM. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/july-potm

As you may see, we’re attempting to platform our community of poets. There’s a few ways we’re doing it…