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 ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the poet who has been named as one of this year's MacArthur Fellows, and at National Poetry Day, which was celebrated across the UK on Thursday. Poet Layli Long Soldier Awarded MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship [caption id="attachment_21051" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[/caption] The American poet Layli Long ...
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the two poets who have made it onto this year's Booker Prize shortlist and at what's in store for National Poetry Day next week. Two Poets Shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize The shortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize was announced on Tuesday, and poetry lovers have good reason to pay attention this ...
