New Work in Poetry

Not all new poetry can be found in books. It's on the stage, on the radio, on film and TV, in art galleries and around us in the built environment. The Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry embraces the range and vitality of contemporary poetry, in books and beyond.

In order to consider the fullest sweep of new poetry produced each year, The Ted Hughes Award invites individual members of the Poetry Society and the Poetry Book Society to bring work to the attention of the judges.

Poetry on the page

Stay up to date with new poetry publications... we'll be bringing you a list of major 2012 publications soon.

Poetry off the page

Poets regularly create new work for contexts beyond the printed word, whether for performance, broadcast, monumental inscription, or in collaboration with artists of other disciplines. Details of some of the new work that has been or will be presented in 2012 will be listed on this page as the year gets underway.

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