Tag: poetry

National Poetry Competition

July 15, 2025

The 2025 National Poetry Competition from the Poetry Society is now open for entries from poets worldwide!

This year’s judges are Denise Saul, Ian Duhig and Susannah Dickey – find out more about them here.

The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest prizes for a single poem (£5,000) and all entries are judged via an anonymised process, so put your best poem forward!

The deadline for entries is 11:59pm (GMT UK time) on 31 October 2025 and the entry fee is £8 for the first entry and £6 for additional ones.

Poets Anonymous

June 27, 2025

Members might be interested to hear about the regular local monthly sessions of Poets Anonymous. They meet in person on the First Friday of the month at Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon CR0 1BD, from 8pm. The cost for attending is a very reasonable £2.

If you can’t get there in person, they also meet on Zoom on the Third Friday of the month at 8pm. Log-in details are sent out the day before.

To sign up for an online session or for further details please contact peter@poetsanon.org.uk