Links
Below is a selection of links to useful and informative poetry websites. This list is by no means non-exhaustive. For an excellent and extensive list of literary links, I suggest LitRefs.
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Funders
Arts Council England - Funders (2008-2010). National development agency for the arts in England.
NESTA - Funders (2006-2008). National Endowments for Science, Technology and the Arts. Supporting innovation in these areas.
Ignite! - Funders (2006-2008). Working with young people to promote creativity.
Poetry Podcasts and Audio Poetry
The Poetry Archive - Online collection of poets reading their own work.
Archive of the Now - Online collection of innovative British poetry.
The Oubliette Show - A West Midlands based poetry podcast from George Ttoouli, Matt Nun and Richard Wood.
The Assocation of Poetry Podcasting - A collective of poetry podcasts from around the world.
Classic Poetry Aloud - A podcast of readings of popular classic verse.
Audio Book Radio - An internet radio station airing books and poetry.
Poet’s Websites and Blogs
Alison Brakenbury’s website
Andrew Philip’s Tonguefire
Matt Merritt’s Polyolbion
Inua Ellam’s website
Julia Bird’s poetry blog
Katy Evans Bush’s Baroque in Hackney
James Wilkes - Renscombe Press
Yemisi Blake’s website
Jay Bernard’s website
Mark McGuinness’s poetry blog
Roddy Lumsden’s website - Vitamin P.
Nick Makoha’s website.
Jane Holland’s blog, Raw Light.
Matthew Hollis’s website.
Richard Price’s Hydrohotel
Jacqui Rowe’s website
Claire Crowther’s website
Derek Adams’ website
Publishers and Literary Organisations
Salt Publishing - Publishing poetry, fiction and literary criticism.
Jaybird - Julia Bird’s live literature agency.
Penned in the Margins - Tom Chiver’s live literature agency.
The Poetry Society of Great Britain - UK poetry organisation holding events, promoting poetry in the media and education.
The Poetry Library - Comprehensive collection of poetry.
The Poetry Foundation - American based organisation with an excellent website.
The Poetry Trust -Delivering a year-round programme of live events, creative education opportunities, courses, prizes and publications.
Arvon Foundation - Residential writing schools.
Kala Kahani - East Midlands based South Asian arts project.
Apples and Snakes - Performance poetry organisation.
Contemporary Writers - A searchable database of biographies, bibliographies and more for writers in the UK.
Scottish Poetry Library - Website of the SPL, which contain online poetry section.
Society of Authors - Non profit making organisation to promote rights of authors. Awards prestigious poetry prizes.
Happenstance Press - Scottish based chapbook publisher. Also produces Sphinx magazine which focuses on independent publishing.
New Writing South - Organisation for creative writing in the South of England.
Shearsman Books - Publisher of mainly poetry of an experimental nature.
The Brodie Press - Small independent press, publishing individual volumes of poetry.
The Poem - Website offering a taster of comtemporary British and Irish poetry.
The Poetry School - Programmes of creative writing courses.
Cambridge Poetry - Internet resource for poetry in and out of Cambridge.
Writers and Artists - Online works and information on a variety of writers and artists.
Trombone Poetry - A solo performance project using words and music.
Donut Press - Independent poetry publisher, founded in 2001.
British Library - Holding a vast collection of books, sound recordings, manuscripts, journals and newspapers.
UK Web Archiving Consortium - Archived webpages, including many literary sites of interest which may no longer be available. Includes PoetCasting.
Flipped Eye Publishing - Innovative publisher of non-mainstream writers.
The Poetry Book Society - Join the PBS to receive their selection of the best new poetry collections.
Academi - Welsh national literary promotion agency.
The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea - Excellent venue with literary events and a permanent exhibition on Dylan Thomas.
Essex Poetry Festival - Website of the annual Essex Poetry Festival.
Poetry Library Magazines Archive - Archive of established poetry magazine issues.
Magma - Contemporary poetry magazine published three times a year.
Staple - East Midlands based magazine, edited by Wayne Burrows.
Agenda - Poetry magazine based in the UK. Website also features online broadsheet series for young poets.
Ambit - Long running British poetry magazine. Archived issues soon to be available on their website.
The Rialto - Magazine which publishes emerging and established poets, both British and international.
The SHOp - Irish poetry magazine also containing occasional essays.
Pomegranate - UK based poetry e-zine, publishing only writers under 30.
Smiths Knoll - Edited by Joanna Cutts and Michael Laskey.
Speech Therapy - Northern Ireland based poetry journal.
Snakeskin - Online poetry magazine. Edited by George Simmers.
Pen Pusher Magazine - London based free magazine which features poetry.
Nthposition - Online magazine featuring poetry, edited by Todd Swift.
PN Review - Magazine published from the University of Glasgow.
Poetry Review - The Poetry Society’s journal. Edited by Fiona Sampson.
Eyewear - Todd Swift’s England based blogzine - exploring culture, especially poetry.
Gists and Piths - A blog dedicated to the discussion and occasional publication of poetry.
The Cadaverine - Yorkshire based youth webzine.
Ink Sweat and Tears - Online magazine which a particular interest in prose poetry.
Poetry Salzburg Review - English poetry from the University of Salzburg.
Zafusy - Contemporary online poetry journal.
Qarrtsiluni - American online poetry journal.
One Night Stanzas - Not specifically a poetry journal, but a site offering advice to young writers.
Read This Magazine - Scotland based magazine publishing prose, poetry and drama.
Oxford Poetry - The oldest poetry magazine in the world today (started in 1910) and counts WH Auden, Louis MacNeice, Geoffrey Hill and Bernard O’Donoghue among past editors.
Square Magazine - A poetry magazine that thinks ‘inside the box’.
Poetry Events
Poets on Fire events listings
The Shuffle (London)
Poetry Unplugged (London)
A Poem and a Pint (Ulverston)
Make Yourself Heard (Belfast)
Shore Poets (Edinburgh)
Poetry Competitions
National Poetry Competition - Prestigious UK poetry competition, run by The Poetry Society.
Foyle Young Poets - Uk based poetry competition for 11-17 year olds.
Academic Institutions
University of Leicester English Deparment
Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen’s University Belfast
Summer Schools
John Hewitt Summer School - An international summer school based in Armagh, Northern Ireland.
The Seamus Heaney Centre Summer School - Summer school based in Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Other
Rehearsal - Space of reflection on creativity.
Theatre Writing Partnership - Support for young theatre writers.
Wishful Thinking - Creative coaching by Mark McGuinness
Emily Cummins - Sustainable designer and fellow Ignite! awardee.
Maya Jane Coles - Music producer and fellow Ignite! awardee.
Tsz Fok - Obituary of fellow Ignite! awardee.
Fusion View - Notes on people, society, technology.
Zen Guide - Social media consultancy.
