Poetry London

Poetry London is a literary periodical based in London. Published three times a year, it features poems, reviews, and other articles.

Not to be confused with Poetry London (1939–1951), a magazine of the same title published between 1939 and 1951.

Profile

Adopting the title of an earlier bimonthly publication which ran from 1939 to 1951, Poetry London was founded in 1988[1] as a listings magazine. It now publishes poems from Britain and around the world, some originally written in English and some in English translation.

The current head of the editorial team is the poet Martha Sprackland. Previous poetry editors have included Colette Bryce, Pascale Petit, Maurice Riordan and Ahren Warner.

The Poetry London Prize

The magazine runs a major international poetry competition each year, in which the winner receives the Poetry London Prize for a single outstanding poem.[2] There are also second and third prizes. All entries are single poems written in English that have not have yet been published. The first prize is currently £5000. Winners have included Liz Berry, Richard Scott, and Romalyn Ante.

YearWinnerTitle of Poem
2012Liz Berry"Bird"
2013Niall Campbell"The Letter Always Arrives at its Destination"
2014Jon Stone"Nightjar"
2015Geraldine Clarkson"His Wife in the Corner"
2016Jon Stone"The Self-Made Man"
2017Richard Scott"Crocodile"
2018Romalyn Ante"Names"
2019Roger Bloor"The Ghost of Molly Leigh Pleads, Yes Cries for Exemplarie Justice Against the Arbitrarie, Un-exampled Injustice of Her Accusers"

Contributors

Contributors have included some of the best-known poets writing in the English language. But the magazine operates an open submissions policy, and every issue carries both established and emerging poets.

Each issue also has a cover portrait of one of the poets whose work it features. Past cover poets have included Fred D'Aguiar, Carol Ann Duffy, Philip Gross, Helen Farish and Julia Copus.

References
  1. Elise Blanchard. "London-Based Lit Mags". The Review Review. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. National Poetry Library UK. "Poetry London Prize". Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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