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The Rapture is the most visceral poetry collection of the decade, from one of Britain’s finest cult writers, an acclaimed music journalist, filmmaker and a star of the small press scene for more than twenty years. His first collection since 2004 draws on a decade’s work — from the metaphorical delights of the [...]

We’re often asked, “Salt doesn’t take submissions — so how do I get on to your list?”People join Salt through innumerable routes: agents, recommendations, active commissioning by our busy editors — we put on regular events, we tour campuses — we put ourselves in the way of writers who care about their writing and [...]

2011 T.S. Eliot Prize

supported by Aurum Funds and the T.S. Eliot Estate This year’s shortlist and new three-year support announced for ‘the world’s top poetry award’

The Poetry Book Society is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2011 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry. Judges Gillian Clarke (Chair), Stephen Knight [...]

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Poetry Publishing Fair

Saturday 29 October 2011  11am-6pm  Free The annual fair at the Scottish Poetry Library An unmissable date in the poetry publishing year at Scotland’s national poetry venue. Stalls, displays and talks throughout the day Drop in to browse, buy, chat or listen For readers, writers, editors, [...]

Friday, 14 October, 7.30 pm.

Special Poetry Event / Reading:

John Kinsella Sophie Mayer Drew Milne

Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge. Free Entry. All welcome.

This event marks the beginning of John Kinsella’s residence as this year’s Judith E Wilson Visiting Poetry Fellow.

John Kinsella has [...]

In The Angle of Salonika Vesna Goldsworthy, bestselling author of Chernobyl Strawberries, turns her remarkable hand to poetry and all her familiar concerns are on show: ideas of place, remembrance and language itself.

As Goldsworthy has said, “People ask me, ‘Where are you from?’ and I say ‘Yugoslavia’ and then I have to [...]