Happy New Year Folks. Just a reminder to get your entries in for The Borzello Trust Poetry Prize by the 31st of January. I'm looking forward to judging the prize with Niall Griffiths. Good luck!

We're delighted to announce that the winner of this year's T. S. Eliot Prize is Peter Gizzi with Fierce Elegy, published by Penguin Poetry Penguin Books UK

“All of it for love” Peter Gizzi’s Fierce Elegy has won the T. S. Eliot Prize! 🥳🤩 > poetrybooks.co.uk/products/fierc…

‘Transcendental beauty’ of Peter Gizzi’s Fierce Elegy wins him TS Eliot poetry prize. A book well worth reading! ⁦T. S. Eliot Prize⁩ theguardian.com/books/2025/jan…

Open Mic 106 at the Murenger, Wednesday, January 15th. 7.30 p.m. NATALIE ANN HOLBOROW reads from her new poetry book LITTLE UNIVERSE. £5-00 admission. £3-00 concessions - students, OAPS, or if you read). CWTSH Fundraiser. Enjoy a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Spread the Word!

Great evening listening to Natalie reading from her new collection ‘Little Universe’ from @parthianbooks at the Murenger poetry night with the unequalled Alan Roderick ✨

'a fierce and loving affirmation of the local, exemplifying the sort of care-full attention to the interdependence of people, other animals & plants that will be required if anything worthwhile is to be saved from the present ruin.' – Steven Lovatt New Welsh Review @parthianbooks

We have a great poetry line-up on 20th February, with rising stars Bethany Handley and Emily Cotterill joined by award-winning poet clare e. potter. Book a free ticket today: tinyurl.com/yrcxyc5e Cardiff Central Library Hub

Here it is! 12 incredible books / 12 brilliant writers! #SUDTP25 📚📚🎉🎉🎉 Swansea University dylanthomprize Max Liu Namita Gokhale Jan Carson Mary Jean Chan Daniel G. Williams Cover to Cover Waterstones Swansea Books Council of Wales Literature Wales

This is going to be a wonderful day! ⬇️❤️📚📚📚 Women's Day Literature Wales Books Council of Wales Cover to Cover

Delighted and honoured to have won the Scott Moncrieff Prize with Stephen Romer for our translation of Gilles Ortlieb. Thanks to Arc publications, Jean Boase-Beier and to Sean O'Brien for his introduction.

Over 150 calls for submissions of #poetry, #fiction, flash, #nonfiction, #art, #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in February 2025. Best of luck & pls share! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

You have until midnight tonight to submit your entries! Details below ⬇️📚📚Cultural Institute - Swansea University Literature Wales Books Council of Wales

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Looking forward! Come join me if you Aber-dare... 😜

To be able to process the craziness of the world is one thing: to make sense of it is quite another. And then to write about it in coruscatingly brilliant, blistering prose is altogether something else ✍️ Jon Gower wp.me/p8Mk4U-Vj1