Poetry

A poem inspired by the writer's experience missing her son after he moved from the UK to Australia has won this year's £5,000 National Poetry CompetitionAnnual poetry prize run by the UK-based Poetry Society established in 1978; accepts entries from all over the world; over 10,000 poems submitted each year.

Fiona Larkin's poem, Absence has a grammar, was picked from nearly 22,000 entries.  Read more

The poet Ted Kooser turned 85 this year, and the Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate of the United States is as productive as ever, with Copper Canyon Press putting out his latest volume, Raft, earlier this fall.

Chatto & Windus' poetry editor Sarah Howe has revealed her aims for the list's future with The Bookseller, including reaching new readers through 'non traditional routes'.

Benjamin Zephaniah has died aged 65.

An announcement made by his family on the poet's Facebook page stated that he died in the early hours of 7th December 2023, eight weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Nominations for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards recently opened, and Goodreads is coming under fire for its decision to eliminate several categories. Children's & Middle Grade, Poetry, and Graphic Novels were removed from the awards. A new category, Romantasy, has been added.