Exciting Offer for May

New subscribers this month can send one poem (max 30 lines) direct to our new editor for feedback.

Subscribe at poetrylondon.co.uk - then email niall [@] poetrylondon.co.uk with your poem, cover letter, and name (to crosscheck against system).

Announcement: the 2024 Poetry London Prize is now open for entries. This year's judge is the brilliant
Hannah Sullivan!

The prize is open to poets anywhere in the world. Find out more and enter at poetrylondon.co.uk/prize/

We're happy to inaugurate the second edition of the PL Pamphlet Prize, judged by Nicole Sealey and Dan O’Brien.

The winner will receive £250 + publication of their pamphlet with Poetry London Editions + 10 copies of the work. More info at poetrylondon.co.uk/pamphlet-prize/

We are so grateful to our readers from last night's event, L Kiew (More Than Weeds), Ali Lewis (Absence), and Rachael Allen (God Complex), for making it an evening of great poetry and scintillating discussion. Do buy their books! You'll be so glad you did.

amuk, the third #poetry collection from Khairani Barokka is available to order now - out at the end of the month: buff.ly/3wxiwsm

Thank you naa adukwɛi for your words.

‘The true generosity of Singer’s writing is her confidence to let these poems find their meanings in the presence of the reader.’

Wonderful review of Lavinia Singer’s Artifice, written by Rowland Bagnall for Poetry London.

You can order Artifice here:
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For the spring issue of Poetry London I interviewed the iconic Terrance Hayes about his latest collection So to Speak (@PenguinUKBooks). We spoke about the role of folklore, fatherhood, and form in his work.

Make sure you check it out! poetrylondon.co.uk/shop/spring-20…

We're happy to inaugurate the second edition of the PL Pamphlet Prize, judged by Nicole Sealey and Dan O’Brien.

The winner will receive £250 + publication of their pamphlet with Poetry London Editions + 10 copies of the work. More info at poetrylondon.co.uk/pamphlet-prize/

Announcement: the 2024 Poetry London Prize is now open for entries. This year's judge is the brilliant
Hannah Sullivan!

The prize is open to poets anywhere in the world. Find out more and enter at poetrylondon.co.uk/prize/

‘Come and sit down with these storytellers. Let them tell you what is like to be just like you.’ In the current issue, Jinhao Xie (錦豪/Jinhao) reviews Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan and Where Else, edited by Jennifer Wong, tim tim cheng 🐸 (she/they), and Jason Lee.

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“In the context of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, we believe that PEN America has betrayed the organization’s professed commitment to peace and equality for all.”
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In our latest issue, Kate Simpson parses the language of mushrooms, bodies, and birds in her review of three polyvocal collections by Lisa Kelly, Airea D. Matthews, and Patrick McGuinness. Jonathan Cape Carcanet Press Picador Books

Buy the issue: poetrylondon.co.uk/shop/spring-20…

Absolutely fabulous news: Niall Campbell is the new editor of Poetry London, one of our finest poets, a lovely person, and I can’t wait to see the issues with him at the helm. ❤️🎉❤️🎉

Congratulations Niall Campbell on his appointment as the new editor of Poetry London - I know he’ll do great things with the magazine & I couldn’t have been happier with the choice. Looking forward to his first issue in June - and his third collection in September! Good luck!!

Well - today is Day 1 of my new role as Poetry Editor of Poetry London.

Thank you to André Naffis-Sahely and the team for the warm welcome at last night's launch.

Excited where the magazine goes from here...

poem in new Poetry London

This was such a great night and a genuine pleasure to meet all the poets and everyone involved…

Visit #DeptfordLitFest Marketplace at Deptford Lounge on 16 Mar. Poetry London, Round Table Books CIC, flipped eye publishing & The Word Bookshop will all be there! You can even 'pay it forward' & buy a book for someone who can't afford one. Plus, hear about our plans for Lewisham Borough of Literature!

I write on Emma Hardy and necromantic verse in the latest Poetry London, in a review of Mark Ford's 'Woman Much Missed: Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy, and Poetry'. Thanks to André Naffis-Sahely for the opportunity.

I have a poem in the newest issue of Poetry London that, perhaps, has some resonances for the age. I hope you find something worthwhile in it. My gratitude goes to André Naffis-Sahely for sheltering this work.
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