THE PBS GIFT GUIDE
I have been a member of the Poetry Book Society for over ten years, and I am always overjoyed to receive the PBS choice in the post each quarter. It always feels like Christmas, when the most dynamic and hottest poetry collections arrive through my letterbox. Books inevitably sure to make some of the shortlists of the top poetry prizes. I have to admit though that the bonus is the booklet/magazine with articles about the recommended collections and a list of books published that quarter. I can always keep up to date - I actually believe the Poetry Book Society is necessary to the ecology
of poetry sector.
MALIKA BOOKER
Forward Prize winning poet
As someone always on the look-out for the most exciting new poetry, I turn to the Poetry Book Society’s recommendations. The PBS ‘Choice’ is something striking every time; thanks to it, I’ve made some treasured discoveries over the last couple of years. For people who want to keep abreast of the best poetry being written today, I can’t recommend a PBS subscription enough. And if you know someone who’s a poetry lover, what an amazing Christmas gift a subscription would be!
Jason Allen-Paisant
T.S. Eliot Prize Winner
"It's like receiving a present from a friend every 3 months"
- PBS MEMBER
"That moment when I receive them in the post is quite magical it's like getting a gift"
PBS MEMBER
"The PBS Bulletin is a thing of beauty"
- Sarah, PBS Member
POETRY NEWS
SPRING 2025 SELECTIONS
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PBS Events
DURHAM BOOK FESTIVAL
Friday 11th October at the Gala Theatre, 6-7pm. Tickets £12/£10 (Livestream £5)
Join us to celebrate one of the nation’s best-loved poets, Jackie Kay, with her PBS Recommended collection, May Day: a chorus of protest songs tracing her childhood in Glasgow, the women’s rights and gay liberation campaigns of the 1980s to the Black Lives Matter movement of the present day. In this special event produced in partnership with the Poetry Book Society, emerging poet Romalyn Ante will read from her PBS recommended collection AGIMAT. Chaired by poet and PBS Selector, Jo Clement.
NCLA PBS SHOWCASE
Thursday 21st November at the Culture Lab, 7pm. Free.
Join us at 7pm at the Culture Lab at Newcastle University for our Autumn PBS Showcase in partnership with NCLA, featuring Romalyn Ante and Roy McFarlane on the 21st November at Newcastle University. Book your free ticket here.
THE PBS PODCAST
