The Poetry Book Society

The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot to share the joy of poetry. It’s a unique poetry book club and every quarter our expert selectors choose the very best new books to deliver to our members across the globe. Our lively quarterly magazine is packed full of sneak preview poems from all the selected poets, alongside exclusive interviews, insightful reviews by the Ledbury Critics and extensive listings of every book and pamphlet published this quarter.

Our Winter 2024 Selections are:

Choice: Arbitary Lightbulb - Ian Duhig - Picador

Recommendations: Songbook - Joshua Idehen - Bad betty Press, The Tattoo Collector - Tim Tim Cheng - Nine Arches Press, Rock Fight - Hasib Hourani - Prototype, Constructing a Witch - Helen Ivory - Bloodaxe

Special Commendation: Girl - Ruth Padel - Chatto

Translation Choice: Phantom Pain Wings - Kim Hyesoon translated by Don Mee Choi - And Other Stories

Pamphlet Choice: National Song - Morag Smith - Broken Sleep Books

You can find out more and join our poetry community today at www.poetrybooks.co.uk.