The Poetry Society

The Poetry Society

The Poetry Society was founded in 1909 to promote "a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry". Since then, it has grown into one of Britain's most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has more than 4000 members worldwide and publishes the leading poetry magazine, The Poetry Review. With innovative education and commissioning programmes and a packed calendar of performances, readings and competitions, the Poetry Society champions poetry for all ages. "The Poetry Society is the heart and hands of poetry in the UK – a centre which pours out energy to all parts of the poetry-body, and a dexterous set of operations which arrange and organise poetry's various manifestations. It has a long distinguished history, and has never been so vital, or so vitalizing as it is now." Sir Andrew Motion

Episodes

May 1, 2025 59 mins
Taking the Temperature is a panel where brand-new and seasoned editors and publishers will discuss how independent poetry publishing is changing, with Tristram Fane Saunders (GRAVY and The Little Review), Niall Munro (ignitionpress), Jess Chandler (Prototype) and Amy Acre (Bad Betty) in the Library at Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair 2025. The Poetry Society’s Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair celebrates the vitality ...
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Polylingual Poetry: a panel on how poetry containing more than one language, and poetry in translation, is speaking to new audiences and welcoming new poets, with National Poetry Competition winner Fiona Larkin (Pindrop Press), Ghazal Mosadeq (Pamenar Press) and Leo Boix (Poetry Translation Centre) in the Library at Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair 2025. The Poetry Society’s Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair celebrate...
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Tiffany Atkinson reads 'Patrick' at The Poetry Review Spring 2025 launch by The Poetry Society
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Joe Carrick-Varty reads 'Almost Back Where We Left Now' at The Poetry Review Spring 2025 launch by The Poetry Society
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Rashed Aqrabawi reads 'Poem' at The Poetry Review Spring 2025 launch by The Poetry Society
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Inua Ellams reads 'Reminisce of tongues' at The Poetry Review Spring 2025 launch by The Poetry Society
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Kit Buchan reads 'Hallowe'en Ghazal' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Yong-Yu Huang reads 'Living as My Mother' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Hannah Perrin King reads 'Inheritance' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Sorrel Briggs reads 'Heaven Down' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Matt Barnard reads 'Two Boys at Midnight' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Fiona Larkin reads 'Absence has a grammar' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Lesley Sharpe reads 'Eyewitness' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Chris Beckett reads 'The broom upside down' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Lee Knapper reads 'Plums' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Andrew Dennison reads 'Courgettes' | National Poetry Competition 2024 by The Poetry Society
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Jay Bernard Reads 'After Him' at The Poetry Review Winter 2024 Launch by The Poetry Society
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Chen Chen Reads '2pm in provincetown—' at The Poetry Review Winter 2024 Launch by The Poetry Society
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(EXCERPT) Susannah Dickey Reads 'Sex Horse' at The Poetry Review Winter 2024 Launch by The Poetry Society
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Crispin Best Reads 'In This Economy' at The Poetry Review Winter 2024 Launch by The Poetry Society
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