This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you (but preferably weekdays after 12 noon BST and before 9pm BST). As part of the booking process, […]
The Dead Women Poets Society RETURN to the Poetry Café (like a revenant) to resurrect 3 more fascinating women poets from death and patriarchy. We're dead excited to announce that […]
This night of ascension brings us two incredible spoken-word artists on tour from the states, and London's very own singer/songwriter Sherika Sherard bringing soulful sounds. Speaking on identity, experience, and […]
BBC Proms Extra, in association with The Poetry Society, presents a series of late-night events at the Elgar Room in the Royal Albert Hall pairing musicians with poets. Hosted by […]
Step back in time to 1975 To celebrate the publication of their third book Our Country Nurse authors Sarah and Amy Beeson will be hosting an evening of book chat, […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype at 1pm, […]
A poetry-reading with a string of music! This event looks at how a single piece of text, such as Shakespeare’s, can be reinterpreted and reimagined through different musical styles. A […]
Bank Holiday - Cafe Closed
Poetry @ 3 is USUALLY first Thursday of the month but changed on this occasion to the last WEDNESDAY of August - open mic for poets who like to come […]
Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA’s latest anthology, The Careless Embrace of the Boneshaker - a fearless and dynamic collection of poetry and short fiction. Based in New […]
During the closure period, many of our great events have found temporary venues in order to continue serving you up with great poetry, music, and more. Here is the list […]
This Surgery is sold out but find out more about Katrina's Poetry Surgeries and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with […]
This event is sold out - Find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis […]
BBC Proms Extra, in association with The Poetry Society, presents a series of late-night events at the Elgar Room in the Royal Albert Hall pairing musicians with poets. Hosted by […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Alison Chisholm, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for […]
2016 offers the occasion for two celebrations – two hundred years after Keats’s first published poem, and four hundred after the death of his ‘great presider’, Shakespeare. This lecture by […]
BBC Proms Extra, in association with The Poetry Society, presents a series of late-night events at the Elgar Room in the Royal Albert Hall pairing musicians with poets. Hosted by […]
Carole Bromley (Photo by Michael J Oakes Photography) Find out more about Carole Bromley and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis […]
“Just to say that Friday afternoon with Katrina was a treat! I am v v v pleased.” – Loeke Stok This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on […]
Join us for an evening of poetry with Paul Muldoon, presented in partnership with Faber Members. As he publishes his most comprehensive volume of selected poems, Selected Poems 1968-2014, the Pulitzer […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online […]
A free twilight inspiration and meeting space, connecting teachers and schools with leading cultural organisations in Camden and Islington.
This event is sold out. Find out more about Poetry Surgery, and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and […]
SOLD OUT but Find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and […]
National Poetry Day at the London Transport Museum 2015 Join us in our pop-up Poetry Garden, outside the main entrance of London Transport Museum, to celebrate National Poetry Day 2016. […]
National Poetry Day Live is a FREE celebration of all things poetry, presented by The Poetry Society and Southbank Centre. This year features readings from Mercury Prize-winning artist PJ Harvey, […]
Carole Bromley (Photo by Michael J Oakes Photography) This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Carole Bromley, a relaxed but […]
The Poetry Society presents an event at Winchester Poetry Festival, which runs from 7-9 October 2016. Featuring Tara Bergin, Jane Draycott and Jan Wagner: three poets with a uniquely internationalist perspective […]
This event is sold out but find out more about Poetry Surgeries with Colette Bryce This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet […]
Join us to launch the newest issue of The Poetry Review, guest co-edited by Kayo Chingonyi and featuring readings from contributors Sophie Robinson, Paul Adrian and Richard Scott, plus the […]
This Surgery is SOLD OUT but find out more about Heidi and Poetry Surgery, and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis […]
The SLAMbassadors UK National Final is back at the legendary 100 Club, to once again fly the flag, sound the horn, and shout itself hoarse about the next generation […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with […]
Poems on the Underground presents 'The Pity of War', with guest poet Michael Rosen, Apollo Chamber Players, and conductor David Chernaik. The premier of War Poems by the composer Evelyn Ficarra, […]
Another lovely evening of poetry from two of The Poetry Society’s Stanzas. While the Poetry Cafe is closed for refurbishment, the venue is St Giles-in-the-Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, […]
St Giles Church Open mic for poets who like to come out and play during the day. Hosted by The Poetry Society’s Paul McGrane. No booking required, just turn up. […]
The Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition has a record of identifying the future stars of poetry. Join us to celebrate winners of the competition with readings from Eric Berlin, Geraldine […]
From high noon to neon-lit midnight, from the hum of a strip light to the gleam of the moon, poems to trace the course of light through one Autumn day. An hour’s combination of classic poems, new commissions from Raymond Antrobus, Malika Booker, Holly Corfield Carr, Jane Draycott, Caleb Klaces and Richard Price, and film […]
The Poetry Review's editor, Maurice Riordan leads an editorial masterclass with poets Emily Berry and Kayo Chingonyi, who have just joined Riordan as the latest guest co-editors of the magazine. What makes an editor say yes, no, or maybe? Find out, as the editors discuss their experiences and dissect some sample submissions. Tickets Tickets are […]
Emily Berry, Eric Berlin (c. Hayley Madden) and Jack Underwood (c. Hayley Madden) Enjoy an evening of poetry with three astonishing poets that aren’t afraid to confront and interrogate painful and darkly comic truths in their work. Presented in partnership with Faber Members. Join us at Bloomsbury House for the one of the first UK […]
Eric Berlin (c. Hayley Madden), Zaffar Kunial (c. Kevin Lake), Helen Tookey Join us for readings from poets Zaffar Kunial and Helen Tookey, plus one of the first UK readings by the winner of The Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition in 2015, Eric Berlin. Eric Berlin's winning poem 'Night Errand' "dramatises a cry of pain at […]
George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "Inauguration of England to India telephone service." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Join Eric Berlin, winner of the National Poetry Competition 2015, for an all-day creative workshop in ear training for poets while he visits the UK from his home in Syracuse, New York. Whether sacred […]
Poems on the Underground presents WAR POEMS: the dead returning lightly dance A programme of poetry and music commemorating the First World War and the wars that followed, with guest poet Imtiaz Dharker and Apollo Chamber Players, conducted by David Chernaik, present WAR POEMS: the dead returning lightly dance by the composer Evelyn Ficarra, for chamber ensemble with recorded […]
Formal business begins at approx. 7pm, followed by drinks and a free celebratory reading by Geraldine Clarkson, Ian Humphreys and Pat Winslow. Geraldine is the winner of the Anne Born and countless other prizes; she is currently working on her first collection. Ian is the winner of the Hamish Canham Prize and has been selected for the […]
St Giles Church Bring your poems on the theme of 'Poems not Bombs' - or just bring your lovely poems - to our poetry open mic. Sign up 6.30 to 7pm to read. Free and everyone very welcome. Donations for wine. Our special guests are poets from The Poetry Society's Kent and Sussex Stanza: Jess […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Judy Brown, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your work forward. There will be plenty of time […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Find out more about Heidi and Poetry Surgery, and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once […]
“Just to say that Friday afternoon with Katrina was a treat! I am v v v pleased.” – Loeke Stok This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Katrina Naomi, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Katrina Naomi, wherever you live. Katrina runs one-hour sessions via Skype on a date and time suitable to you. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Katrina’s sessions are currently sold out but contact Paul […]
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton and Andrew Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church! In a pulpit (not compulsory)! Open mic for poets who like to come out and play during the day. Hosted by The Poetry Society’s Paul McGrane. No booking required, just turn up. Sign up between […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you (but preferably weekdays after 12 noon BST and before 9pm BST). As part of the booking process, […]
The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2015. In one of London’s favourite traditions, The Poetry Society and the Royal Norwegian Embassy are once again wrapping the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree in Poetry, to celebrate the City of Oslo’s annual gift to London with generous support from The Northbank. (Find out more about the project on our Press […]
Carole Bromley (Photo by Michael J Oakes Photography) This event is Sold Out Find out more about Carole Bromley and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Carole Bromley, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your […]
Robert Peake This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your work one-to-one with Robert Peake, a poet with an international perspective. Robert takes a friendly and sincere approach not only to the poems at hand, but to the development of a poet’s unique themes and approaches, and to strategies for sustaining a rewarding writing practice […]
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton, and Andrew Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church! In a pulpit (not compulsory)! Bring your poems on the theme of ‘Poems not Bombs’ – or just bring your lovely poems – to our poetry open mic. Sign up 6.30 to 7pm to read. […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once you’ve booked, and a few weeks before the call, we’ll send you Heidi’s contact details so […]
In a new cultural partnership with Art Russe, The Poetry Society has commissioned seven poets to create new works, inspired by seven paintings from one of the world’s leading collections of Soviet and Russian art. The newly commissioned poems are displayed in the exhibition Art Russe: The Art of Storytelling which explores themes of storytelling and […]
This session is SOLD OUT but find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you […]
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton and Andrew Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church. Open mic for poets who like to come out and play during the day. Hosted by The Poetry Society’s Paul McGrane. No booking required, just turn up. Sign up between 2.30 and 3 to read. […]
Bring your poems on the theme of ‘Poems not Bombs’ – or just bring your lovely poems – to our poetry open mic. Sign up 6.30 to 7pm to read. Free and everyone very welcome. Donations for wine. Special guest readers: Rachna Chowla Shalini Dua Syed Haider Sahera Parveen Fatima Kried FIND THIS EVENT ON […]
This session is sold out but find out more about Judy Brown and Poetry Surgery - and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Judy Brown, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems […]
This session is now SOLD OUT but you can find out more about Heidi and Poetry Surgery, and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you (but preferably weekdays after 12 noon BST and before 9pm BST). As part of the booking process, […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Alison Chisholm, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your work forward. There will be plenty of time […]
T.S. Eliot Prize winning poet Jen Hadfield, currently based in Glasgow, will be in London to read at The Poetry Review winter launch, and we've also asked her to run more of her highly popular one-to-one Poetry Surgeries as part of her visit. The intensive sessions, offering you the chance to discuss your poems in […]
Join us to launch the latest, Winter 2017 issue of The Poetry Review, in the company of co-editors Maurice Riordan – who is celebrating his final issue as Editor – and prize-winning poet Sarah Howe. There will be readings from contributors Jen Hadfield, Will Harris and Jane Yeh. Maurice Riordan will also read as we salute […]
Carole Bromley (Photo by Michael J Oakes Photography) THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT - Find out more about Carole Bromley and Poetry Surgery, including future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Carole Bromley, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies […]
Nick Flynn, Vahni Capildeo & Rachael Allen. Nick Flynn photo © Geordie Wood. The Poetry Society and Faber Members present a rare opportunity to hear the acclaimed American poet Nick Flynn reading his work. Appearing alongside Vahni Capildeo, winner of the 2016 Forward Prize for Best Collection, and Faber New Poet Rachael Allen, this is […]
Our next Annual Lecture, presented in Oxford in partnership with New College Oxford, will be given by the German poet and translator, Jan Wagner. The Shedding of Skins and Schemes: a voice of one’s own and the voices of others Please note that the location for this event has now been moved to the Shulman […]
Our next Annual Lecture, and the University of Liverpool's Kenneth Allott Lecture, will be given by the German poet and translator, Jan Wagner. The Shedding of Skins and Schemes: a voice of one’s own and the voices of others Jan Wagner is the outstanding German poet of his generation. His lecture, delivered in English, is […]
Our next Annual Lecture, presented in London as part of the Poetry And... series in partnership with King's College London, will be given by the German poet and translator, Jan Wagner. The Shedding of Skins and Schemes: a voice of one’s own and the voices of others Jan Wagner is the outstanding German poet of […]
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton, and Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church! Bring poems on the theme of ‘Poems not Bombs’ – or just bring your lovely poems – to our poetry open mic. Sign up 7pm to 7.30pm to read. Free and everyone very welcome. Donations for […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Judy Brown, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once you’ve booked, and a few weeks before the call, we’ll send you Heidi’s contact details so […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Katrina Naomi, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your work forward. There will be plenty of time […]
THIS SURGERY IS SOLD OUT - Find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you […]
Carole Bromley (Photo by Michael J Oakes Photography) This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Carole Bromley, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once you’ve booked, and a few weeks before the call, we’ll send you Heidi’s contact details so […]
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton and Andrew Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church. Open mic for poets who like to come out and play during the day. Hosted by The Poetry Society’s Paul McGrane. No booking required, just turn up. Sign up between 2.30 and 3 to read. […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Find out more about Heidi and Poetry Surgery, and future dates This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once you’ve […]
A water-themed, rivery, and canal-filled public presentation and reading by Ian Duhig and York-based poet Robert Powell. Both ‘Voicing the Water’ events are supported by the Canal & River Trust ‘Arts on the Waterways’ programme, Arts Council England, and The Poetry Society. Please note: in a change to the programmed event, poet Ian Duhig will now take […]
This event is SOLD OUT Find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you (but […]
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton and Andrew Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church. Open mic for poets who like to come out and play during the day. Hosted by The Poetry Society’s Paul McGrane. No booking required, just turn up. Sign up between 2.30 and 3 to read. […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Katrina Naomi, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your work forward. There will be plenty of time […]
Join us to celebrate the launch of Emily Berry's first issue as Editor. With readings from contributors Gillian Allnutt, Joe Dunthorne and Mary Jean Chan. Tickets Tickets are free, but this event is now fully booked. Email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list.
Follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton, and Marvell! Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church! Bring poems on the theme of ‘Poems not Bombs’ – or just bring your lovely poems – to our poetry open mic. Sign up 6.30pm to 7pm to read. Free and everyone very welcome. Donations for […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Judy Brown, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your work forward. There will be plenty of time […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once you’ve booked, and a few weeks before the call, we’ll send you Heidi’s contact details so […]
THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT - Find future dates, and more about John Glenday and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor John Glenday, wherever you live. John runs one-hour sessions via Skype or FaceTime on a date and time suitable to you […]
The combination of film and poetry is an attractive one. For the poet, perhaps a hope that the filmmaker will bring something to the poem: a new audience, a visual attraction, the laying of way markers; for the filmmaker, a fixed parameter to respond to, the power of a text sparking the imagination with visual […]
A late night launch of the latest London Transport Museum exhibition ‘Sounds of the City’ – a celebration of the urban sounds, music and noises found in our vibrant UK cities. Discover the many different visual interpretations of this exciting theme in the artworks; from quiet places of solitude to iconic music venues and the […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour sessions via Skype. Book online or call Paul McGrane on 020 7420 9881. Once you’ve booked, and a few weeks before the call, we’ll send you Heidi’s contact details so […]
Patricia McCarthy Take a unique exhibition tour with poet Patricia McCarthy, winner of the 2012 National Poetry Competition, and a member of the Watts Gallery Artists' Village Curatorial Team and discover the links between Watts's work and poetry (4.30, 6.30 & 7.30pm). Craft activities run from 4 - 9pm, where families can help create a […]
Carole Bromley (Photo by Michael J Oakes Photography) This event is SOLD OUT but find out more about Carole Bromley and Poetry Surgery This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Carole Bromley, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing […]
Come and perform your poems at the Poets’ Church and follow in the footsteps of Byron, Shelley, Milton and Andrew Marvell - all associated with this iconic building. There's a loose theme to today's open mic: MANCHESTER - but don’t worry if you don’t have a poem on that theme - just bring your lovely […]
Join us on Wednesday 7 June, as The Poetry Café reopens after its long hibernation, in this transatlantic meeting of poetic talent. Readings from Fran Lock, commended in the 2016 National Poetry Competition, fresh from the release of her collection Dogtooth, 2014 Next Generation Poet Melissa Lee-Houghton, whose critically-acclaimed collection Sunshine made its way onto a cavalcade of literary […]
We're working hard to be able to open during the day again, offering our brand new space to visitors who want a quiet tea or coffee or lunch in the heart of Covent Garden. But in the meantime, we'll be open for a range of evening events as we get everything else ready. Check the calendar to find […]
Survivor's Poetry presents: Welcome back! Our first expedition will feature New Zealand singer/songwriter KATH TAIT whose songs cover a wide range of emotions, comedic storytelling & a reflective sensitivity that is genuinely moving & thought provoking. + Open Mic . Please arrive early if you wish to perform. Razz will be your mc. Survivors Poetry's […]
Platform 1 is a regular poetry and spoken word night which aims to bring an eclectic mix of poets and spoken word artists together giving them an opportunity to express themselves and showcase their talent. We also feature budding and established talents from the poetry scene. Over the years many outstanding performers from all over […]
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Judy Brown, a relaxed but in-depth analysis of your poems. Identify strategies for further developing your writing, discuss problems you may be experiencing and look at strategies for taking your work forward. There will be plenty of time […]
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