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 This year’s competition is now closed. Entries are now with our judges. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 2nd June 2026.
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