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The Poetry Society

@poetrysociety

A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview. Also @youngpoetsnet, @poetryeducation & @poetrycafeldn

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We'll be at Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair @poetrysociety this Sat. 26 April at St Columba's, London (and next to lovely Pamenar Press again:) 12–6.30pm + daytime panels & evening readings. Come through it's always great Full info: bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25

We'll be at Free Verse Poetry Book &amp; Magazine Fair @poetrysociety this Sat. 26 April at St Columba's, London (and next to lovely <a href="/pamenarpress/">Pamenar Press</a> again:) 
12–6.30pm + daytime panels &amp; evening readings. 

Come through it's always great
Full info: bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25
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An extract from Ernest Wakeford's 'Tulips', a winning poem in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024. Read the full poem at poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/tulips/ If you're a poet aged 11-17, enter this year's competition by 31 July at foyleyoungpoets.org #FoyleYoungPoets

An extract from Ernest Wakeford's 'Tulips', a winning poem in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024.

Read the full poem at poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/tulips/ 

If you're a poet aged 11-17, enter this year's competition by 31 July at foyleyoungpoets.org

#FoyleYoungPoets
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Fascinating joint review by Bohdan Piasecki & Luke Kennard :'BP: We can't just list good lines! LK: That's the only way I review things.'I sympathise with Luke- reviews should be rich in quotation. Despite 'Never apologise' -sorry The Poetry Society, this is Winter #ThePoetryReview

Fascinating joint review by Bohdan Piasecki &amp; <a href="/LukeKennard/">Luke Kennard</a> :'BP: We can't just list good lines! LK:  That's the only way I review things.'I sympathise with Luke- reviews should be rich in quotation. Despite 'Never apologise' -sorry <a href="/PoetrySociety/">The Poetry Society</a>, this is Winter #ThePoetryReview
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See you tomorrow at the Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair @poetrysociety Saturday 26th April at St Columba's, London! The main Fair runs 12noon - 6.30pm with bookable quiet hour 11am - 12noon. Plus daytime panels & evening readings. Find out more bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25

See you tomorrow at the Free Verse Poetry Book &amp; Magazine Fair @poetrysociety Saturday 26th April at St Columba's, London! The main Fair runs 12noon - 6.30pm with bookable quiet hour 11am - 12noon. Plus daytime panels &amp; evening readings. Find out more bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25
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Only 3 days left to enter our Breaking the Rules Challenge! Young Poets Network is teaming up with @estorickcollection to ask you to write poems that break the rules in some way. Winners receive publication and poetry goodies, including ebooks. Enter at bit.ly/YPNEstorick

Only 3 days left to enter our Breaking the Rules Challenge!

Young Poets Network is teaming up with @estorickcollection to ask you to write poems that break the rules in some way. Winners receive publication and poetry goodies, including ebooks.

Enter at bit.ly/YPNEstorick
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The Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair 2025 is now open! Main fair is open from 12noon to 6.30pm with evening readings at 7pm. St Columba's, Pont St, London SW1X 0BD

The Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair 2025 is now open! Main fair is open from 12noon to 6.30pm with evening readings at 7pm. 

St Columba's, Pont St, London SW1X 0BD
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96% of teachers said that a poet visit positively affected their pupils' learning. Head to bit.ly/PoetsInSchools to find out more and book a poet to visit your school or organisation for National Poetry Day (Thursday 2 October 2025).

96% of teachers said that a poet visit positively affected their pupils' learning. 

Head to bit.ly/PoetsInSchools to find out more and book a poet to visit your school or organisation for National Poetry Day (Thursday 2 October 2025).
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New Young Poets Network challenge alert! Young Poets Network is teaming up with world-leading journal Modern Poetry in Translation for the fifth time as they celebrate their sixtieth anniversary. The challenge: write a poem inspired by the MPT archive. Enter by 22 June: bit.ly/YPN-MPT

New Young Poets Network challenge alert!

Young Poets Network is teaming up with world-leading journal <a href="/MPTmagazine/">Modern Poetry in Translation</a> for the fifth time as they celebrate their sixtieth anniversary. The challenge: write a poem inspired by the MPT archive.

Enter by 22 June: bit.ly/YPN-MPT
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An extract from Indy Moon's 'Loud', a winning poem in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024. Read the full poem at poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/loud/ or read the online anthology of all the 2024 winning poems at bit.ly/WeSailPaperBoa… Find out more at bit.ly/foyleyoungpoets

An extract from Indy Moon's 'Loud', a winning poem in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024.

Read the full poem at poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/loud/ or read the online anthology of all the 2024 winning poems at bit.ly/WeSailPaperBoa…

Find out more at bit.ly/foyleyoungpoets
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Kristjan Haljak & I will be performing our collaborative piece at the Estonian poetry night of the European Poetry Festival at The Poetry Society cafe Monday 30th June. Always a pleasure to be involved & in collaboration for European Poetry Festival! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 europeanpoetryfestival.com

Kristjan Haljak &amp; I will be performing our collaborative piece at the Estonian poetry night of the European Poetry Festival at
<a href="/PoetrySociety/">The Poetry Society</a> cafe Monday 30th June.

Always a pleasure to be involved &amp; in collaboration for <a href="/europepoetfest/">European Poetry Festival</a>! 

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

europeanpoetryfestival.com
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Calling all young poets: come along to our next Young Poets Takeover! Takeovers are free poetry open mics for under 25s. Come along to hear from the up-and-coming stars of the poetry world… Find out more and book your free space: bit.ly/YoungPoetsTake…

Calling all young poets: come along to our next Young Poets Takeover!

Takeovers are free poetry open mics for under 25s. Come along to hear from the up-and-coming stars of the poetry world…

Find out more and book your free space: bit.ly/YoungPoetsTake…