by Kate Birch | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
It seems appropriate on the eve of National Poetry Day that we launch our shortlist for September 2018’s Pick of the Month particularly when two past winners, Jess Mookherjee and Antony Owen are amongst the six selected. Our shortlist this month,...
by Kate Birch | Sep 18, 2018 | 2018 poetry picks
Maryam Gatawa, a young poet from northern Nigeria, is our Pick of the Month for August 2018 with many voters being stunned by her ‘uplifting’ ‘deep’ ‘reflective’ and ‘inspiring’ poem ‘…And tell the stars’....
by Kate Birch | Sep 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
The long hot days of summer have drawn to a close but there is still time to take one last look back and vote for your Pick of the Month for August 2018. These shortlisted poems, wistful and reflective, with several inspired by music and one including a stop at a...
by Kate Birch | Sep 6, 2018 | Blogs & News, prizes and awards
We are beyond excited to be able to announce that Kate Edwards’ poem ‘Frequency Violet’, which charmed and delighted us and was Pick of the Month for November 2017, has been Highly Commended in the 2018 Forwards Prizes following our submission of it...
by Kate Birch | Aug 10, 2018 | 2018 poetry picks
It came right down to the wire this time but Rebecca Sandeman’s ‘Epoch’ edged home to be the Pick of the Month for July 2018. This ‘powerful’ ’empathetic’ poem moved voters and marked Rebecca, in her words ‘usually a...
