Our 2024 competitions are open!
We are now accepting entries for our two poetry competitions: the International Book and Pamphlet Competition, open to all poets ...
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.
27th October, Millennium Gallery: Danae Wellington, Silé Sibanda & Warda Yassin
Join us at Millennium Gallery in Sheffield on Friday 27th October at 6pm to celebrate the publication of Spit Out ...
Gboyega Odubanjo
We are shocked and saddened by the news of the death of Gboyega Odubanjo. Our thoughts are with his family ...
Clay sculpture in response to Jane Routh’s ‘Wind and woods’
Watch Karishma Sangtani's response to Jane Routh's poem 'Wind and woods', from Listening to the Night...
Amanda Dalton’s ‘Notes on Water’: Poetic Review and Response
As I was putting the references for this review/essay/response together, I noticed a common theme in each of the poems I’d picked. Death, renewal, heritage. Lots of these poems encompass much more than just...
Summer Sale
Treat yourself this summer with up to 40% off a huge range of books from our online bookshop! Looking for ...
Full Time Poets
Part One: Writing under Capitalism by Karishma Sangtani I began working full-time over two years ago and, perhaps naively, believed ...
The Winners of the 2023 New Poets Prize
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 New Poets Prize. Thank you to all entrants for letting ...
Karishma Sangtani in conversation with Kayleigh Jayshree
Kayleigh: Do you incorporate any influences from your hometown into your practice? Karishma: I guess this question begs another, more ...
Introducing our Poets-in-Residence for June and July 2023
As a continuation of our ‘Apart Together’ digital project, The Poetry Business has partnered with The Writing Squad to host ...
The Winners of the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition. Thank you to all of ...
John Foggin 1943-2023
We were very sorry to hear of the death of John Foggin. He was an outstanding poet and a very ...