“Jack Daw” by Polly Atkin
This week’s writing exercise invites readers to write about a living thing (be it animal, bird, plant, insect etc) that ...
PB Online
A new Digital Poet-in-Residence will occupy the Poets Room each month, posting exciting and inspiring material including blog posts, audio downloads, interviews with poets, suggested reading and downloadable writing prompts. Brand new material will be uploaded regularly to help you to keep active and engaged with your writing.
David Tait interviews Polly Atkin
In early 2017 I had the good fortune to come back to the UK to undertake a Clarissa Luard Award ...
Writing Exercise using Caroline Smith’s poem “Lime Tree Honey”
This week’s writing exercise invites readers to write about the journey of a significant object or personal family heirloom, using ...
“Full of fear and joy and gratitude”: The Equilibrium Line
The Equilibrium Line by David Wilson is winner of the BANFF Poetry and Fiction Award 2019, and is shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award 2019 – the first UK-published book to be honoured in...
Meet the Judge: Luke Kennard
"Reading for a competition is similar to browsing a bookshop, except hopefully more thorough. I suppose I look for the poems that surprise me, trouble me, challenge or console me; the ones I wish...
The North 63 – Editorial
Most of you of course weren’t able to be with us in person, but Ann and I grew up with patchouli and tie-dye and could feel the love even from you hundreds of absent...
‘A beautiful endeavour’: Hilary Menos on Poetry Pamphlets
A poetry pamphlet is a beautiful endeavour; it is a larger canvas than a single poem, and easier to sustain than a full collection. As a writer, it allows you to approach a thing...
David Tait Interviews John McCullough
In early 2017 I had the good fortune to come back to the UK to undertake a Clarissa Luard Award Residency at The Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere...
Entering the Competition: advice from 2019 Book & Pamphlet Competition Winner Emma Simon
Emma Simon was selected by Neil Astley, Michael Schmidt and Amy Wack as one of our 2019 International Book & ...
Putting together an entry for the 2020 International Book & Pamphlet Competition
With just less than 4 months to go until the 2020 International Book & Pamphlet Competition deadline, here are some ...
The Result Is What You See Today: poems about running
This affirmative anthology shows that poetry and running have much in common, fulfilling a basic need to live freely, expressively and to feel alive. The poems gathered here reflect this freedom in all its...
‘On Poetry’ by Jonathan Davidson
Since publishing my poetry memoir On Poetry (2018) I’ve had various private, unrecorded conversations about how the poetry world presents itself, and ...