This week in our poetry news roundup we look at the death of the Malawian poet Jack Mapanje and the winner of this year's ACU Prize for Poetry. Malawian Poet Jack Mapanje Passes Away Aged 82 Jack Mapanje, the poet, linguist and human rights campaigner who was imprisoned without trial because of his poetry, has died at the age of 82. ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the winners of this year's Forward Prizes for Poetry and the death of the Saudi poet Muhammad Al-Ali. Sarah Howe Wins 2026 Forward Prize for Best Collection Sarah Howe has been named the winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection, one of the most coveted awards in British poetry, ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the death of the Scottish poet Douglas Dunn and the winner of this year's James Laughlin Award. Scottish Poet Douglas Dunn Passes Away Aged 83 Douglas Dunn, the award-winning Scottish poet, critic and teacher, has died at the age of 83. Dunn passed away on Friday 16th October, just a ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the winners of this year's Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award and the appointment of the Isle of Wight's very first Poet Laureate. Foyle Young Poets of the Year 2026 Announced [caption id="attachment_21100" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Illustration by Emily Haworth-Booth for The Poetry Society.[/caption] The Poetry Society has announced the winners of ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the Canadian poet Anne Carson, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the shortlist for this year's T. S. Eliot Prize. Anne Carson Awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature [caption id="attachment_21073" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Anne Carson © Jeff Brown[/caption] Anne Carson, the Canadian poet, essayist, translator and classicist, has ...
