Poetry Library's Latest Competition and Event News

Latest Competitions:

1. Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2012 | Closing Date: 18-Jun-12
2. Mslexia Women's Pamphlet Competition 2012 | Closing Date: 18-Jun-12
3. Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2012 | Closing Date: 27-Jul-12
4. National Poetry Competition 2012 | Closing Date: 31-Oct-12
5. The New Writer Poetry Prizes 2012 | Closing Date: 30-Nov-12

New Magazines:

1. Jacket 2

New Events:

1. LONDON NW1: Camden Poetry Series | 01-Jun-12
2. CHEPSTOW: Poetry on the Border | 02-Jun-12
3. LONDON N9: Salisbury House Poets | 02-Jun-12
4. LONDON WC1: Future of Poetry - Gillian Clarke | 02-Jun-12
5. LONDON SW5: The Overcoat | 03-Jun-12
6. LONDON SW5: Coffee-House Poetry - Magma 53 Launch | 04-Jun-12
7. LONDON SE19: Beyond Words | 05-Jun-12
8. LONDON N10: Creative Writes Workshops | 06-Jun-12
9. HAY ON WYE: Hay Poetry Jamboree | 07-Jun-12
10. OXFORD: Poems For Many Voices | 07-Jun-12
11. CARDIFF: First Thursday | 07-Jun-12
12. LONDON NW3: Les Beaux Počtes Sans Merci | 08-Jun-12
13. LONDON EC1: Under the Bridge of Mirabeau | 08-Jun-12
14. YORKSHIRE YO15: Bridlington Poetry Festival | 08-Jun-12
15. NOTTINGHAM: Shake the Dust East Midlands Final | 09-Jun-12
16. BIRMINGHAM B6: Shake the Dust West Midlands Final | 09-Jun-12
17. MANCHESTER M15: Shake the Dust North West Regional Final | 09-Jun-12
18. LONDON EC1: Poejazzi Presents: Scrimshire (+ Alex Gwyther, The Insomniax: The Poetic Soundsystem, Shakka and Heidi Vogel) | 10-Jun-12
19. LONDON N1: Poet in the City - Poetry and Sport | 11-Jun-12
20. LONDON EC2:Launch of Brittle Star 30 at the Barbican | 11-Jun-12
21. BRADFORD BD1: Beehive Poets | 11-Jun-12
22. LONDON SE10: Live Canon's Big Olympic Warm-up | 12-Jun-12
23. TOTNES, SOUTH DEVON: Conversation with Alice Oswald | 12-Jun-12
24. MANCHESTER: The Other Room 32 | 12-Jun-12
25. LONDON WC2R: Launch of THE RESTRUCTURE | 14-Jun-12
26. LONDON NW3: Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart | 15-Jun-12
27. LONDON WC2: Dodo Modern Poets | 15-Jun-12
28. PLYMOUTH PL1: Shake the Dust South West Regional Final | 15-Jun-12

Latest News:

1. Poetry Library Book Club - The World Record | 31-May-12
2. Tribute to Geoff Stevens on Radio Wildfire | 31-May-12
3. Radio Wildfire poetry broadcast this Saturday | 31-May-12
4. Jubilee Pageantry: Sunday 3rd June 2012 | 29-May-12
5. Poetry Parnassus is Coming! | 25-May-12
6. Poetry in Motion: Using Film to explore Poetry at KS2 | 24-May-12
7. Opening Hours, Sunday 27th May | 23-May-12
8. Poetry Magazines received in April 2012 | 21-May-12
9. Poetry Magazines received in March 2012 | 16-May-12
10. Edward Lear's Bicentenary Celebrations | 15-May-12

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Poetry Library Competitions April 2012

Latest Competitions From the Poetry Library:

    Swale Life Poetry Competition April 2012 | Closing Date: 30-Apr-12
    Grey Hen Poetry Competition 2012 | Closing Date: 30-Apr-12

New Events:

    LONDON EC1: Andrei Codrescu at The Free Word | 16-Apr-12
    SOUTHAMPTON: 451 | 16-Apr-12
    LEEDS: Waterstones -- The Heart of It | 16-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: Contemporary Chinese Poetry | 16-Apr-12
    STAPLEFORD NG9: Lost the Plot | 16-Apr-12
    LONDON N1: Robert Browning and The Pied Piper | 16-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: The Blue Bus | 17-Apr-12
    LONDON EC1: Rack Press / Arc Poets | 17-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: Lumen Poetry Series | 17-Apr-12
    STAPLEFORD NG9: Creative Writing at the Carnegie | 17-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: A Summit Of Joyful Old Savages | 18-Apr-12
    LEEDS: Combined Arts Poetry Evening | 18-Apr-12
    WOODSTOCK OX20: Christopher Reid and Don Paterson | 19-Apr-12
    DEPTFORD: Bloodaxe anthology - TEN | 19-Apr-12
    PORTISHEAD BS20: Ragged Stone - Poetry, Story & Flash Fiction Open Mic | 19-Apr-12
    MANCHESTER: The Other Room 4th Birthday | 19-Apr-12
    MANCHESTER: The Other Room - 4th birthday | 19-Apr-12
    LONDON NW3: Laughter In The Dark! | 19-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: POLYply > 18: The Document | 19-Apr-12
    BRADFORD: Liz Almond and Amanda Dalton | 19-Apr-12
    CHELTENHAM: Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2012. | 20-Apr-12
    CHELTENHAM: Grey Hen Press Reading | 20-Apr-12
    LONDON NW1: Tomas Transtromer | 20-Apr-12
    BRADFORD BD1: We are Poets / Word Life | 20-Apr-12
    LONDON N13: Poetry In Palmers Green | 21-Apr-12
    BLIDWORTH: Workshop with Villia Bullock | 21-Apr-12
    Open Country 3 - Yeats and Pound at Stone Cottage in Sussex | 21-Apr-12
    BOURNEMOUTH BH2: Poetry Slam | 21-Apr-12
    CUMBRIA: Vicki Feaver, Ann Gray, Kim Moore | 21-Apr-12
    PORTSMOUTH: Creative Writing Workshop | 21-Apr-12
    LONDON NW5: Torriano Meeting House | 22-Apr-12
    LONDON SE15: Write with me on Mondays | 23-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: Nicholas Murray | 23-Apr-12
    LONDON WC1: The Farrago Spring & Sonnet SLAMs! | 23-Apr-12
    LONDON N8: Poetry Tuesdays - Crouch End Poetry Group | 24-Apr-12
    LONDON E1: Jawdance | 25-Apr-12
    FLAMBOROUGH YO15: Writers Retreat at Lighthaven | 25-Apr-12
    LONDON WC2H: Poetry in Translation | 25-Apr-12
    LONDON NW5: Ambit Magazine - Issue 208 Launch | 26-Apr-12
    LONDON WC2: Creative Writes | 28-Apr-12
    LONDON E2: The Word House | 28-Apr-12
    SOUTHSEA: Tongue&Grooves | 29-Apr-12

Events for Children:

    LONDON N1: The Pied Piper | 16-Apr-12
    CRAWLEY: A Roo in my Suitcase | 28-Apr-12
    LONDON N12: A Roo in my Suitcase | 29-Apr-12


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