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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 11h

Watch Anna Selby’s video workshop, bit.ly/NPC26videos And remember, the National Poetry Competition closes at midnight on 31 October 2026! ENTER NOW! npc.poetrysociety.org.uk

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 14/10/2026

Read Kate Wakeling’s writing guide, ‘No ideas but in things’, bit.ly/NPC26Resources And remember, the National Poetry Competition closes at midnight on 31 October 2026!

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 13/10/2026

Congratulations to Danny Pandolfi and the Raise the Bar team for winning the Sky Arts Award for poetry tonight! www.instagram.com/p/DecrOgBjJR3/

Photo of the Raise the Bar team, including Danny Pandolfi, for Sky Arts. Text at the top says Sky Arts awards winner, while at the bottom it says poetry. Stickers of a paper bag, a gnome, a daisy and a camera decorate the photo.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 13/10/2026

Announcing our next online workshop! October 22nd, 6:30 - 8:30 pm BST It's Personal - Constructing the Self with Ralf Webb Tickets are £17 for Poetry Society members or £27 for non-members. Book at poetrysociety.org.uk/event/online...

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 13/10/2026

Sorry not to see you this year, Barbara, but hope you can enjoy the winning poems at your own pace some time.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 12/10/2026

Congratulations, Foyle Young Poets 2026! Our flagship talent development scheme, the award recognises 15 top & 85 commended poets aged 11-17 each year. This year's award, judged by John McAuliffe & Rachel Long, received entries from 10,598 poets from 153 countries. Read the winners 🔗 buff.ly/OnEVdHD

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 08/10/2026

Want to discuss the latest Poetry Review with fellow poetry fans? Come to our reading groups! Hosted by Julia Bird, there's an online group (19 Oct) & an in-person group (Poetry Cafe, 21 Oct) 6.30-8pm. Free for Poetry Society members/£5 non-members. Book at poetrysociety.org.uk/events (links in bio)

Graphic advertising The Poetry Review reading groups. A photo of a group of people round a table smiling and holding books, and an image of the cover of the autumn 2026 Poetry Review. Text reads The Poetry Review reading group. Book Now autumn'26 issue. Monday 19 October, 6.30pm online session via Zoom. Wednesday 21 October, 6.30pm at The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, WC2H 9BX. Free for Poetry Society members, £5 for non-members. Book at poetrysociety.org.uk/events

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Julia Bird @juliamarybird.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

i'm running a couple of reading groups for @poetrysociety.org.uk - digging into the latest issue of 'the poetry review'. online on 19th, covent garden on 21st. come along, i give good chat. search 'events' on the poetry society website

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So good to get that sparkling journal of cultural record The Poetry Review from @poetrysociety.org.uk in the post; such a lot of exciting new writing to take in!

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PoetryID @poetryid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Arrived today, from @poetrysociety.org.uk - yippee.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 06/10/2026

Young poets: new writing challenge alert! We're thrilled to be teaming up with the National Museum of Scotland on this one... Find prompts and enter by 4 October on Young Poets Network: bit.ly/MuseumYPN

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 05/10/2026

Congratulations to the ten poets shortlist for this year's T.S. Eliot Prize! Find out more: poetrysociety.org.uk/uncategorize...

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 01/10/2026

In celebration of National Poetry Day, our brilliant team of Poets in Schools are leading writing workshops and assemblies in schools across England. Find out more about our Poets in Schools service at bit.ly/PoetsinSchools

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Exact Editions @exacteditions.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #NationalPoetryDay! 'Orpheus in Spring' by Jenny George celebrates this year's theme "wonder," describing the human impulse to collect treasures, and the opposite action of admiring the world without taking. The poem is from The Poetry Review, official publication of @poetrysociety.org.uk.

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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation @womenintranslation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Announcing the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Longlist 2026! The list of 13 titles from 12 languages includes novels, poetry, short fiction, and memoir. The prize is judged in 2026 by Arifa Akbar, Véronique Tadjo, Boyd Tonkin. For the full list and announcement: tinyurl.com/394cypw6

The 13 titles longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation are photographed stood on a wooden shelf with their spines facing the camera. The 13 titles are:

• Batool Abu Akleen, 48Kg., trans. from Arabic (Palestine) by Batool Abu Akleen, with Graham Liddell, Wiam El-Tamami, Cristina Viti, Yasmin Zaher (Tenement Press)

• Hanna Johansson, Body Double, trans. from Swedish (Sweden) by Kira Josefsson (Scribe)

• Krisztina Tóth, Eye of the Monkey, trans. from Hungarian (Hungary) by Ottilie Mulzet (Seven Stories Press UK)

• Linn Ullmann, Girl, 1983, trans. from Norwegian (Norway) by Martin Aitken (Hamish Hamilton)

• Lalla Romano, In Farthest Seas, trans. from Italian (Italy) by Brian Robert Moore (Pushkin)

• Hélène Bessette, Lili Is Crying, trans. from French (France) by Kate Briggs (Fitzcarraldo)

• Eva Luka, The Minotaur’s Daughter: Selected Poems, trans. from Slovak (Slovakia) by James Sutherland-Smith (Seagull)

• Geetanjali Shree, Our City That Year, trans. from Hindi (India) by Daisy Rockwell (Tilted Axis)

• Anjet Daanje, The Remembered Soldier, trans. from Dutch (Netherlands) by David McKay (Scribe)

• Ichiyo Higuchi, Troubled Waters, trans. from Japanese (Japan) by Bryan Karetnyk (Pushkin)

• Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, We Are Green and Trembling, trans. from Spanish (Argentina) by Robin Myers (Harvill)

• Anna Nerkagi, White Moss, trans. from Russian (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) by Irina Sadovina (Pushkin)

• Ingvild Rishøi, Winter Stories, trans. from Norwegian (Norway) by Diane Oatley (Grove Press UK)

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 01/10/2026

Congratulations to our commended poets, Charlotte Baldwin, Matt Bryden, Zoe Green, Yvie Holder, Emma Lee, Marilyn Longstaff, Laurence Mason, Jenny McRobert, Kathy Miles, Karen Hodgson Pryce, Siobhan Ward and June Wentland.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 01/10/2026

Congratulations to our runners-up, Nicky Kippax, Jane Simmons and Gordon Taylor!

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 01/10/2026

As part of our National Poetry Day celebrations, we are delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 Stanza Poetry Competition as ‘Morning in February at the Recreation Ground’ by Lindsay Fursland, selected by judge Maya C. Popa!

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 01/10/2026

Happy #NationalPoetryDay! The theme is 'Wonder' and it's a busy day for us - we've poets visiting schools across the country, a Young Poets Takeover online & National Poetry Day Unplugged in the Poetry Cafe tonight. Plus, the announcement of our Stanza competition winners... Have a WONDERful day!

Photo of a wheel of poetic forms, with text overlaid saying 'Happy National Poetry Day!'

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Part of the extraordinary A Humument by Tom Phillips on the cover of an old Poetry Review from @poetrysociety.org.uk

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to the new Young Poet Laureates, celebrated at @bbccontains last week! Our Education Officer was in Salford to cheer them on at the beginning of their writing journeys. We'll be looking out for their names on the poetry scene in the future.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 26/09/2026

Yes, the rumours are true! Poetry Unplugged is returning to the Poetry Cafe this National Poetry Day and there are just a handful of tickets left. We're so excited to work with @rustyniall.bsky.social on this NPD open mic special. Grab your ticket at poetrysociety.org.uk/event/poetry...

Graphic advertising National Poetry Day Unplugged. A dark blue background and an image of a microphone in white, orange and light blue. Logos for The Poetry Society and poetry unplugged. Text reads 'Last few tickets remaining. Open mic, Thurs 1 Oct, The Poetry Cafe, 7.30-9.45pm, £6-8. Book at poetrysociety.org.uk/events

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 25/09/2026

Congratulations to Fiona Benson, winner of this year's Laurel Prize with Midden Witch @jonathancape.bsky.social ! 🌿

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 24/09/2026

The Autumn 2026 issue of The Poetry Review (116:3) is out now featuring new poetry from Grace Nichols, Fiona Benson, Nick Laird, Selima Hill, Jack Underwood, Rashed Aqrabawi, Oli Hazzard and many others. Check out the full contents at the link in ou bio.

The cover of the Autumn 2026 issue of the Poetry Review, featuring artwork called 'Park Dogs and Air Raid' by Rosie Wylie.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 24/09/2026

Congratulations to the PEN Heaney Prize 2026 shortlist! Egrets, While War (Tishani Doshi) Mer de Glace (Małgorzata Lebda, trans. Mira Rosenthal) Dwelling (Máighréad Medbh) plastic (Matthew Rice) Pain Songs (Daniel Sluman) October (Nur Turkmani)

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to everyone shortlisted for the Booker Prize, including poets Rebecca Perry and Luke Kennard! And of course, Luke is one of the judges of this year's National Poetry Competition (alongside the fab Malika Booker and Niall Campbell), which is open until 31 October...

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Teachers! Getting ready for National Poetry Day (1 Oct)? This year's theme is 'Wonder' and we've released a new resource, created by poet Rachel Plummer, to help you explore it with your students. Free to download at bit.ly/NPDResource26

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Niall O'Sullivan @rustyniall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

After a six-year hiatus, Poetry Unplugged is returning to Covent Garden's Poetry Cafe one more time for NATIONAL POETRY DAY UNPLUGGED!!! Thursday 1st October, 7.30pm (doors 7pm) for details and booking please visit the Poetry Society website. poetrysociety.org.uk/event/poetry...

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 18/09/2026

Poetry, prose and the in-between. Join Emily Berry and Maurice Riordan in the Poetry Cafe next Tuesday, 22 September, for an evening of readings and discussion. 7-8.30pm. Tickets £6-8 at poetrysociety.org.uk/event/poetry...

Photos of poets Emily Berry and Maurice Riordan. A blue background. Text in bubbles says 'Poetry into Prose: Readings & Discussion. With Emily Berry and Maurice Riordan. Tueaday 22 Sept, The Poetry Cafe, 7-8.30pm, £6-8, poetrysociety.org.uk/events

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to all the poets Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes for Best Single Poem - Written! We're especially proud of Nicky Kippax and Matt Barnard, whose commended poems were originally published by The Poetry Society 🥳

A pink square with text along the top reading 'Congratulations to all the poets Highly Commended in the
Forward Prizes 2026 (Best Single Poem - Written)'. Beneath this on the left is a square image of Nicky Kippax, followed by text giving the name of her poem, 'Janet's Foss' and whether it was first published, Poetry News. On the right is an image of Matt Barnard, followed by his name and the title of his poem 'Two Boys at Midnight', as well as the details of where it was first published. It was the second prize winner in the National Poetry Competition.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 16/09/2026

Congratulations Theo! Longlisted for Singapore Literature Prize for his latest collection - once upon a time Theophilus Kwek was a Poetry Society Foyle Young Poet of the Year!

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 16/09/2026

Tickets are still available for our open mic tomorrow! Grab them at the link at our bio for your chance to read at our iconic London venue.

A yellow square with a pink circle in the top left with text reading 'Hosted by award-winning poet and performer Toby Campion'. In the bottom right is a picture of Toby Campion. Text in the left hand corner reads 'Thursday 17th September 7.30pm - 9.00pm The Poetry Cafe £6-£8'. The link at the bottom reads poetrysociety.org.uk/events. Text along the top reads Open Mic, and there are a series of colourful dots on the right hand side.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 14/09/2026

Teachers & poet-educators! Getting ready for National Poetry Day on 1 Oct? Join Dom Conlon & our Cloud Chamber network tomorrow for FREE online CPD. We'll explore this year's NPD theme 'wonder', do some practical creative activities & show you some further resources. bit.ly/CloudChamberPoetry

Photo of poet Dom Conlon wearing a dark jacket and smiling at the camera. A pink background with logos in white for The Poetry Society and Cloud Chamber. Text in black on an orange background says 'Free National Poetry Day CPD session for teachers & poet-educators with Dom Conlon, Tues 15 Sept, 4.30-5.30pm, Zoom, bit.ly/CloudChamberPoetry'

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 11/09/2026

Calling all young poets in the West Midlands! Come along to our next Young Poets Takeover on Sunday 11 October 🎤 Book your space at www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org/book-tickets/

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 10/09/2026

We’re excited to be a part of A New Direction's #PrimaryArts programme – a FREE creative arts programme for London’s state primary schools and SEND settings. ➡️ Learn more about Primary Arts: bit.ly/primary-arts

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 09/09/2026

Tomorrow! Join poet John Hegley and musician Julia Doyle at The Poetry Cafe for an evening filled with poetry, music, camels and Keats. But strictly no biscuits! Thurs 10 September, 7.30-9.15pm, The Poetry Cafe, London WC2H 9BX Tickets at poetrysociety.org.uk/event/a-came...

Graphic advertising A Camel for John Keats poetry and music event. Text in white on a purple background says 'with John Hegley and Julia Doyle. Thursday 10 September, tickets £6-8, 7:30-9:15pm at the Poetry Cafe. poetrysociety.org.uk/events

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 07/09/2026

🎤 Tickets are now available for our next open mic! Come along to The Poetry Cafe for our event, hosted by award-winning writer Toby Campion. Don't miss the opportunity to share your work at our iconic London venue. More information + tickets available at the link in our bio.

A yellow square with black text along the top reading 'Open Mic'. In a circle to the top left of the image is a picture of Toby Campion. In a bright pink circle to the bottom right reads the text 'Hosted by award-winning poet & performer Toby Campion'. Text in the bottom left hand corner reads 'Thursday 17th September, 7.30pm-9.00pm, The Poetry Cafe, £6-£8'. Along the bottom of the image is text which reads 'poetrysociety.org.uk/events/'.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 04/09/2026

Got any plans for National Poetry Day? We're celebrating with a free online Young Poets Network spectacular, featuring a writing workshop and Young Poets Takeover double bill. 🔗 Sign up at bit.ly/WonderTakeover - open to poets aged 14-25.

Call for 14–25-year-olds to join The Poetry Society on National Poetry Day for a free online writing workshop and Young Poets Takeover open mic on Thursday 1 October at 5pm UK time.

Evening event for young poets: 5pm writing workshop with creative prompts inspired by National Poetry Day theme "Wonder," followed by a 6pm open mic with two-minute slots, headline sets from Young Poets Network winners and a Q&A; ages 14–25 welcome — recording available on request.

Workshop and open mic for poets aged 14–25 worldwide on Zoom — book a free space at bit.ly/WonderTakeover or scan the QR code; no prior writing or performing experience needed.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 02/09/2026

Teachers! Book your school's National Poetry Day visit by filling in the Poets in Schools enquiry form and emailing it to our education team: bit.ly/PoetsInSchools Photo: E Aydin-Barberini for A New Direction

Call for teachers to book a poet for National Poetry Day on Thursday 1 October; classroom scene showing children with raised hands while a poet reads to them.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 01/09/2026

Join poet John Hegley & double bassist Julia Doyle for an evening of poetry and music inspired by Keats (and possibly camels...). Thursday 10 Sept, 7.30pm at the Poetry Cafe. Tickets £6-8 at poetrysociety.org.uk/event/a-came...

Graphic advertising an event. Text in dark blue on a pale yellow background reads 'A Camel for John Keats... and other animals: an evening of poetry & music. With John Hegley & Julia Doyle. Thurs 10 Sept, Tickets £6-8. 7.30-9.15pm, The Poetry Cafe, poetrysociety.org.uk/events. Images show Keats looking dreamy, a camel looking at the viewer and a photo of John Hegley and Julia Doyle.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 26/08/2026

Calling all young poets aged 14-25! Come along to our free online writing workshop this Friday 🐝 🪻 In this workshop, you’ll be guided through prompts to inspire your entry to The Blossom and Buzz Challenge on Young Poets Network. Sign up at bit.ly/BugsWorkshop.

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 26/08/2026

Are you a Poetry Society member who is also part of a Stanza? The Stanza Poetry Competition closes for entries at 11.59 pm BST this Sunday (30th August)! Enter here: poetrysociety.org.uk/membership/poetry-society-stanzas/competition/

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Fiona Larkin @fionalarkin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It’s very special to share this interview with @forwardprizes.bsky.social , I’m thrilled to have a poem on this list! Deep thanks to the judges, and to @poetrysociety.org.uk for nominating ‘Absence has a grammar.’ 🙏 forwardartsfoundation.org/poem/absence...

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coralrumble.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Looking forward to having a writing space in the garden, but sifting through 3+ decades of stuff in the office (I currently share with John) is arghhh! I’ve discovered some gems, though, like a folder containing info for the Palace gig. A happy memory @poetrysociety.org.uk nearly 20yrs!

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 17/08/2026

Young poets: new writing challenge alert! Write a poem about flowers, insects, or the relationship between them for the chance to win poetry prizes and opportunities 🐞 Find prompts and enter by 4 October on Young Poets Network: bit.ly/BuzzYPN

Call for young poets: write a poem about flowers, insects, or their relationship — deadline Sunday 4 October; free entry for ages 5–25 worldwide with prizes including poetry books; bright green poster decorated with a bee, butterfly, ladybird, beetle and flowers.

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