Coming up later this month: A very special online workshop with poet and comic book writer Chrissy Williams! Making Poetry Comics Monday 17 August, 7pm Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @chrissywilliams.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

Coming up in a couple of weeks! 'Why Write Poetry?' with Suzannah Evans Mon 3 Aug, 7:00 PM BST www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @suzannahevans.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

Two brilliant new workshops with Rachel Long and Heidi Williamson coming up next week! Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

In a couple of weeks' time we will be rounding off June with highly original and inspiring online workshops from Chrissy Williams and Jackie Wills! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @chrissywilliams.bsky.social

Two excellent new online poetry workshops coming up next week with Vanessa Lampert and Kim Moore! (NB: In a break from our usual schedule, we have a Thursday morning workshop next week) Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

📢 Late addition to our programme! 📢 The wonderful Kim Moore joins us in just a couple of weeks for another inspiring Writing Poems workshop. Thurs 25 June, 11am - Zoom Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

Developing Your Writing Practice with Ann and Peter Sansom at Arvon, The Hurst, Shropshire Afternoon of Monday 29th June to Midday Friday 3rd July 2026 ‘The best poetry teachers in the world’ - The Guardian More details here: poetrybusiness.co.uk/arvon-develo... @arvonfoundation.bsky.social

OUT NOW 🔎 poetrybusiness.co.uk/product/miss... In Missing Person, Zoë Walkington blurs the line between detective fiction and poetic sequence. Through poems that range from playful to gritty, we piece together evidence around the disappearance a 10-year-old boy from a suburban underpass in York...

Two excellent new online poetry workshops coming up later this month! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @jenferoze.bsky.social

Writing Poems with Ann and Peter Sansom - free poetry workshop in Rotherham! Saturday 18th April, 9.45am to 12pm. Riverside Library, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE FREE To book your place, speak to a librarian or email office@poetrybusiness.co.uk @rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social

Join us on 11 April at Wordsworth Grasmere for poetry from the winners and runners-up in our 2025 Book & Pamphlet Competition: Ian Harker, Annina Zheng-Hardy, Sally Baker and Ilse Pedler. More details and free tickets - head to the Wordsworth Grasmere website: wordsworth.org.uk/event-direct...

Two amazing workshops coming up with Rachel Long, starting NEXT WEEK with... Monday 9th March, 7pm The Harlem Renaissance with Rachel Long Expect vibrant discussion, daring drafts, and a deep dive into a movement that changed the sound of American poetry. buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

Congratulations to Michael Laskey, who has been awarded the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025! 🎉 The announcement was made by Buckingham Palace on 14 February. poetrybusiness.co.uk/michael-lask...

Lovely to see 'A Short Piece of Choral Music' from Jonathan Davidson's wonderful 2011 collection Early Train on the latest Poems on the Underground posters! February 2026 posters: shorturl.at/0YxmS Early Train: shorturl.at/X8ddM 100 Poems on the Underground anthology: shorturl.at/7k0Ba

Two brilliant online workshops coming up for you next week! Disaster (through a Japanese lens) with Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana Monday 16th February, 7pm Writing Poems with Michael Laskey Tuesday 17th February, 11am Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @corrintachibana.bsky.social

Our Poetry Bites podcast is taking a little break! We'll be back later in the year, but in the meantime you can check out all the amazing previous episodes on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. open.spotify.com/show/09DFiUp...

Two fantastic new online workshops for you next week! 🌳 Deep Green with Romalyn Ante Monday 9 February, 7pm ❤️ Writing Love with Laurie Bolger Wednesday 11 February, 11am Sign up: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @romalynante3.bsky.social @lauriebolger.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

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...

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ 🌙 Poetry’s Quiet Hours: Writing the Nocturne with Vicky Morris Mon 26 January, 6.30pm 👁 The ‘I’ and the ‘Eye’: Writing Landscapes of the Self with Shash Trevett Tue 27 January, 11am Sign up: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @vickymwriter.bsky.social @shashtrevett.bsky.social

On 6 January, hear the inside story of one of the world's most successful public art interventions, Poems on the Underground, as it marks its 40th birthday. shorturl.at/AHYBA We're marking the milestone by publishing the Revised Edition of 100 Poems on the Underground next month! shorturl.at/OJWPl

✨WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK✨ “I think I could turn and live with animals…” with Amanda Dalton Tuesday 16th December, 11am www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... In this lively, accessible workshop we’ll look at some great poems that that explore and celebrate connections with other species...

We're rounding off the year with some truly excellent December online workshops! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @janeburn.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are closing for entries TOMORROW! Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop 📚 Deadline 16 November 2025 Enter on our website: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

Only a few days left to enter the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize. Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop! 📚 Deadline 16 November 2025 Enter on our website - poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

Only ONE WEEK left to enter the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize. Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop! 📚 Deadline 16 November 2025 Enter on our website - poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

Join us online on Sunday 9 November as we celebrate the winners and commended poets in the 2025 Book & Pamphlet Competition. With live readings from the winners and runners-up. The Winners: Ian Harker Annina Zheng-Hardy Runners Up: Sally Baker Ilse Pedler www.tickettailor.com/.../thepoetr...

✨WORKSHOP TOMORROW✨ 'Florida and Churches' with Rachel Long Wed 29 Oct, 11am How might time/space-travelling, and using “lyric time” make our poems more dynamic and reflective of how real-life memory and experience work? Find out more and sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

✨WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK✨ 'Speech! Speech!' with Kathryn Simmonds Tues 4 November, 11am In this workshop, we’ll consider various approaches, including monologue, reported speech, dialogue, and the use of fragments. Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...

✨WORKSHOP TOMORROW✨ Writing the Uncanny with Pam Thompson Mon 27 Oct, 7pm Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... In this workshop we will aim to look at ways we might ‘unsettle’ our poems looking at examples of ‘the uncanny’ from writing and art.

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/