Events 2026/2027
- London: 19.11.26
- London: 20.11.26
- Northampton: 18.1.27
- Ipswich: 19.1.27
- London: 20.1.27
- Bournemouth: 21.1.27
- Oxford: 22.1.27
- Peterborough: 26.1.27
- Manchester: 27.1.27
- York: 28.1.27
- Brighton: 1.2.27
- Basingstoke: 2.2.27
- Nottingham: 8.2.27
- Bradford: 10.2.27
- Bristol: 11.2.27
- Birmingham: 25.2.27
- London: 26.2.27

now booking for
2026/2027
The Simon Powell Poetry Prize 2025/2026 We have now contacted the winners of this year’s competition to inform them of their success. Well done to our winners, but congratulations to everyone who entered the competition.
About the events
Each event includes the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. He is one of Britain’s best poets, with a superb ear for language.This is a great opportunity to hear Simon read his work from the anthology. Carol Ann Duffy is one of the most read, studied and loved of today’s poets. She was an inspiring and transformational …More