To celebrate their centenary year the Poetry Society is thinking big to create the world’s first giant knitted poem…
It’s been an extraordinary year for poetry. There’s been the public and media excitement surrounding the announcement of Carol Ann Duffy as Poet Laureate, followed by the generous gift of her honorarium to the Poetry Society to establish The Ted Hughes Poetry Award; and the BBC’s very popular poetry season. Testament indeed to the place poetry holds in the British consciousness and the key role the Poetry Society plays in keeping it there.
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This year’s judges, leading poets Daljit Nagra, Ruth Padel and Neil Rollinson are waiting to read your poems. Will they uncover a future poet laureate?
The 32nd National Poetry Competition is now open for entries. As Britain’s top single-poem competition, and a highlight of the Poetry Society’s Centenary Year, it attracts entries from Nantwich to Nairobi. Past winners include Carol Ann Duffy, who is a possible future poet laureate, Jo Shapcott, Ian Duhig and Tony Harrison. The competition judges poems anonymously, ensuring that the award often generates vigorous debate and shock wins for previously unknown writers.
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