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Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series.

How can we utilise the ‘cute’ in our writing?

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series.

Robert Frost is arguably one of the most famous poets of all time, but how much do you really know about him?

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series.

Looking for some scary poetry this spooky season?

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series.

Interested in the poetry of typographical innovation?

In this blog Kate Simpson reflects on the process behind her Site-Specific Nature Poem.

The Poetry School and UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage are delighted to announce the winner of The Laurel Prize 2026 is Fiona Benson for her collection Midden Witch (Jonathan Cape).

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series.

Writing about death in poetry can be extremely challenging, so Sascha Akhtar, who is teaching her course Somebody’s Walking Over My Grave this October, has put together some tips for finding the right words to use in your writing. 1.

We can’t all be dreamy and disorganised writers – some of us have to know how to send an invoice.

Fiona Benson has been shortlisted for this year’s Laurel Prize 2026!

Want to play around with fragmentation and erasure in your writing?

Brandon Kilbourne has been shortlisted for this year’s Laurel Prize 2026!

Confessional poetry was a significant development in twentieth-century American writing, characterised by poets who explored deeply personal experiences, emotions, and struggles in their work.

Cathy Galvin has been shortlisted for this year’s Laurel Prize 2026!

What happens when we combine human language with fungal, plant, insect, bird, and animal methods of communication?

Laura Wainwright has been shortlisted for this year’s Laurel Prize 2026!

How are poetry and science connected, and what can they learn from one another?

Jane Lovell has been shortlisted for this year’s Laurel Prize 2026!

The Poetry School and UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage are delighted to announce the shortlist for The Laurel Prize 2026, rewarding the best nature and environmental poetry books of the year.

Looking to develop your writing under the guidance of a published poet?

Our Autumn Term is now live!

Thinking about starting to write poetry, but not sure where to begin?

Our Autumn Courses have now launched!

Poetry School’s talented MA Foundation Seminar students will be giving a special poetry reading on Thursday 23 July, sharing new work developed during the course.

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To celebrate 10 years of the MA in Writing in Poetry, we are delighted to announce a series of exciting zoom workshops tutored by fresh voices from our MA Graduates taking place this September!

Looking to start your journey into poetry?

In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry and its place in their world.

Shazea Quraishi, who teaches her popular course Lighting the World: Writing in Times of Crisis, recommends her top 4 poems that demonstrate writing in response to times of crisis.

**** APPLICATIONS CLOSED **** We’re delighted to announce that applications are open for the Poetry School MA in Writing Poetry Scholarship 2026.