National Poetry Library

The country’s go-to spot for all things poetry! Find us @southbankcentre

📍Level 5 Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall
🕛 Tue 12-6pm | Wed-Sun 12-8pm

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

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Lorraine Mariner: Poetry at the Imagine Children's Festival 2025 https://t.co/PiTPLtylqG via @kidspoetsummit

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

@foxfield Thank you for visiting - it was lovely to meet so many future librarians!

[FoxfieldPrimary @foxfield]

A big thank you to Will and everyone at the @natpoetrylib for an amazing visit! The children had a great time exploring the library and learning about all things poetry! 📚

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

Have an idea for a poetry event?

We're now inviting proposals for our 2025-26 Special Edition programme, seeking proposals for events in the NPL from a broad range of organisers, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Apply by 5pm Wed 5 Feb 2025 - more info here: https://t.co/sDsvDfTcFt

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

Huge congratulations to Peter Gizzi, for winning the 2024 @tseliotprize with his collection 'Fierce Elegy'!

[T. S. Eliot Prize @tseliotprize]

We're delighted to announce that the winner of this year's T. S. Eliot Prize is Peter Gizzi with Fierce Elegy, published by Penguin Poetry @PenguinUKBooks

[The London Library @TheLondonLib]

Applications are now open for The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26!

Applications are free and close at 11am, Wednesday 26 February 2025.

📖 Find full details, guidelines, and FAQs here: https://t.co/VA48E2jcWl

[Stephanie Sy-Quia @snsyquia]

Some news! The wonderful team at Stratford East and I have been working on something special: a night of poetry and music. Please come! Link to tix 👉https://t.co/Fcew6paiwk

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

The @RoundhouseLDN Poetry Slam is now open for applications from poets aged 18-25

Apply for your chance to win £2,000 cash, get mentoring from award-winning poets and have your poems in performance professionally filmed

Apply by 3 Feb

Find out more: https://t.co/JxbV6N59rf

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

We're delighted to partner again on the 'Best Imagined Sound' category in this year's @sound_awards!

Submissions are now open, until 28th February 2025.

More info here: https://t.co/8UQOylCU9e

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

🗣️Calling all poets!

Fancy a mini residency at a local football club? We're looking for five poets to unite fans across generations by sharing their stories through poetry. Celebrate your community’s voice on and off the pitch!

Info: https://t.co/t1z2ZNbvVp

[Sound of the Year Awards @sound_awards]

For our Best Imagined Sound category we’ve partnered with @natpoetrylib to celebrate submissions that describe or depict sounds. These could be poetic, pictorial, or conceptual and should encourage an engagement with the imagination.

Submit here: https://t.co/MxEWeqtJ80

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

Still some tickets available for our next Special Edition: Working at Working Class. This Wed 4 Dec 2024, 8pm

Join @GodzillaKent poet & editor of @brokensleep for readings & a Q&A with Fran Lock, @lalah_springer & @stu_mcpherson_

More info & tickets⬇️
https://t.co/nILINXXHx1

[Astra ☾ @HeyAstranaut]

I am 3 weeks away from my due date (can’t wait to meet baby!) so this was probably the last visit to my exhibition at the @natpoetrylib! I loved going through the exhibition’s visitors book and seeing all the nice comments. ❤️

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

The Family Morning taking place @southbankcentre on Sat 14 Dec 2024, 11am will include a book swap!

Bring a gently-loved children's book to swap & sustainably discover a new adventure for your little one's to enjoy.

Find out more about the morning here:
https://t.co/97fgIoPzlK

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

Join us for a Poetry Adventure with award-winning children's poet @WakelingKate this February half-term!

A playful interactive poetry workshop taking off on Tue 18 Feb 2025, 10.45am Expect baddies, comets and weird cakes! 🤖☄️🧁

Tickets here 👇
https://t.co/eFnT9XtXGt

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

Can you help us find someone's lost poem about a lost tree?

We're looking for a poem about losing a tree you love which compares it to having a missing tooth that you keep looking for with your tongue.

#NPLLostQuotes

[Poetry Translation Centre @PoetryTranslate]

🔥 Announcing the 2024-25 UNDERTOW Cohort! 🔥

The Poetry Translation Centre is thrilled to announce the 2024-25 cohort for the UNDERTOW multilingual poet development scheme. The six poets were selected by lead Kit Fan.

Full announcement: https://t.co/MyLs0LrEBf

[National Poetry Library @natpoetrylib]

Next Wed 13 Nov, 7pm we have a free Latinx Online Showcase.

Discover new poetry & ideas about writing, activism & creativity from contemporary Latinx poets at work today, in Spanish & English
#Latinx #Poetry

More info & #Free tickets ⬇️
https://t.co/aHht94E9hY

[London Spanish Book & Zine Fair @LondonSpanishBF]

Save the date! Wed 13rd Nov @londonspanishbf at the Latinx Online Showcase @natpoetrylib https://t.co/EDSIFtt8Xz
#latinx #poetryreading #showcase #london