Yes, yes, nonet! Take a look at our Insta poetry calendar - you're very welcome to join in!
Seasonal greetings! And if you haven't done so already, why not check out our poetry advent calendar on Instagram? We are at day 12 after having got off to a great start. It is proving a great opportunity to share some of the many poems written by the poets on our blog pages this year. Some of our bloggers have already responded to our challenge to write a reverse-word nonet. So if you haven't ha...
12th December 2024
Helen Mort to judge £1,000 Rialto Nature and Place competition
Helen Mort will be judging the 2025 Rialto Nature and Place poetry competition. First prize is £1,000, and the deadline is 1 April 2025. More details
11th December 2024
A message to all organisers of Gig Guide events during the holiday season
Calling all Write Out Loud Gig Guide users! One of the very useful features of our Gig Guide is the way it automatically updates regular events each month. BUT ... this useful feature does have a slig...
8th December 2024
BBC pays tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah on anniversary of his death
A tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah was screened on BBC4 on Saturday night to mark the first anniversary of the poet’s death. Dread Poets Society, a high-spirited and often hilarious fantasy in which Zeph...
8th December 2024
Christmas tree poem unveiled at Trafalgar Square
This year’s Poetry Society poem to celebrate welcoming the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree was performed by three pupils from the St Vincent’s Catholic primary school, Westminster at the lighting-up c...
6th December 2024
Scotland appoints Gaelic speaker as national poet
A native Gaelic speaker from the isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides has been appointed as Scotland’s new Makar, its national poet. Academic, writer and broadcaster Peter Mackay [Pàdraig MacAoidh] is ...
6th December 2024
Starmer quotes Larkin at Lord Mayor's Banquet
The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, quoted a couple of words from the poet Philip Larkin in his speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet on Monday night. Sir Keir said: “My Lord Mayor. We have so much to ...
3rd December 2024
Time in Pleats and Folds: Audrey Ardern-Jones, Indigo Dreams
An important aspect of the poetry of Audrey Ardern-Jones is its humanity. Perhaps it is a failure of mine, to perceive it that often in the poems of others. Certainly, in Time in Pleats and Folds, it ...
3rd December 2024