A Week of Good Poetry – Bath Poetry Cafe 10th – 15th June

David R.Morgan, author of all the poems in Once Bitten, published by us here at Poetry Space, dreamed up the Hurooo. The Hurooo The Hurooo is here Icy beard and icy hair Biggeer than a polar bear The Hurooo is here!   Where is his home? Land of cold and Midnight Sun, Where the Snow • Read more…

Poetry Space Competition 2013. Closing date: June 30th. Judge Martyn Crucefix. First Prize £250 plus publication in the prizewinner’s anthology

Eleanor Bennett, editor of our Young Persons writers and Artists Space here at Poetry Space has been named as the Young Environmental Photographer of the Year.

Poetry Space supporter Jo Shaffer has just published her own collection of poems as an e-book on kindle: Every Day May Not Be Good, But There Is Something Good In Every Day is a collection of original poems by Jo Shaffer that cover a range of topics, often in a light hearted, fun way. From • Read more…

Submissions sought for new Edinburgh based magazine.

Voices in the City – a free day of poetry at Bath Central Library with 28 poets from Bath, Bristol and surrounding areas.

If you have enjoyed Dave Woods’ poetic contributions to Poetry Space then contact him for details of his new CD!

Poetry Spacer, Di Coffey walks away with two prizes for her poetry.

As we approach the end of 2012 I would like once again to thank you all for the wonderful support Poetry Space has had this year. The Online showcase has been brimming over with poignant, interesting and imaginative poems from all over the world. As you may know each quarter I ask a guest editor • Read more…

Have a Green Christmas – Free gift on every order over £15 from now until the end of December.

This has been children’s year at Poetry Space. Tomorrow we launch or latest title, Once Bitten : a collection of poems by David R. Morgan.

Friday 30th November is the opening night for a very special exhibition of art, poetry, prose and film by Julianne Davis. This exhibition goes on until 14th December at Arts Westside Gallery in Old Market, Bristol. Do go along if you can. It starts at 7,30pm. Julianne Davis’ poems have appeared on Poetry Space.  There • Read more…

Dave Wood, a regular Poetry Space contributor is helping to save an ancient forest.

Moira Andrew has been highly commended for her mini collection of poems: Man on the Moon in the inaugural Geoff Stevens Memorial Prize organised by Indigo Dreams Publishing. Congratulations Moira.

I am delighted that Martyn Crucefix will be judging Poetry Space Competition 2013. See him reading this Autumn at the following events:  Weds 17th October: Poets in the City Event Launch reading at Waterstones Bookshop, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9AU. From 6.30pm to start at 7pm. Poems read in German by Josephine Kirsten. Tickets: £9.50 • Read more…

I attended and read at the 100,000 Poets for Change event in Bath yesterday. This was just one of 800 events being held on the same day across the world and felt very exciting to be a part of. Highlights for me were hearing from the young undergraduates at Bath Spa, from Iraqi-British poet Dikra • Read more…

Call for Submissions for a new anthology to be published in 2013. We are looking for poems related to children’s experiences of the second world war. These can be first hand or fictional. The collection will be edited by poet Moira Andrew. Please send submissions preferably by e-mail to: susan@poetryspace.co.uk by December 31st please. If this is • Read more…

Martyn Crucefix has agreed to judge Poetry Space Competition 2013.The 2013 competition will be the fourth for Poetry Space and the profits will continue to help in bringing new and lesser known poets to recognition.Prize money for 2013 will increase to £250 (1st prize).

100,000 Poets for change. Events will be taking place all over the world on Saturday 29th September.

Bath Cafe poets will open the event with a half hour slot.

BRSLI, Queen Square Bath

Great news. Major book wholesaler has placed an order for Down the Plughole. Gardners supply large bookshop chains like Waterstones.

Get your entries in for Poetry Space International Poetry Competition due to close on June 30th

Down the plughole is a collection of poems for children teamed up with fantastic illustrations.

Fiona Murphy and Michelle Last, autor and illustrator of Down the Plughole, recently published by Poetry Space are interviewed here by Sally Pepper on Friday 4th May.

Award winning poet Anne Stewart considers the pros and cons of entering poetry competitions.