Congratulations to Leigh Anthony Manley for his nomination to the @forwardprizes.bsky.social for ‘Best Single Poem’ by Black Bough Poetry - a moving poem about a cemetery visit.
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Three poem nominations made to the @forwardprizes.bsky.social - deadline tonight!
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A look back at Sara Ghazal Ali’s powerful Theophanies performance at the Forward Prizes Ceremony, where she was shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection.
Photos by the talented photographer Neo Gilder.
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Only one week until the shortlist readings & winner announcements at Forward Prizes Ceremony 2025. Don’t miss it! buff.ly/Pp7BLtv #ForwardPrizes #LondonLiteratureFestival #Poetry
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On #NationalPoetryDay it’s lovely to share that my poem ‘Testimony’, from my debut collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’, has been included in the 2026 Forward Book of Poetry. Thanks so much to the judges for selecting it. #ForwardPrizes
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📅 Sunday 26 October | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Southbank Centre
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We are proud to reannounce the exceptional shortlist for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, celebrating the finest in contemporary poetry.
Congratulations once again to all the poets and publishers!
🔗 Full shortlist: buff.ly/FJ2m0TM
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We are excited to reintroduce the powerful shortlist for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection, honouring remarkable debut voices in poetry.
🔗 Full shortlist: buff.ly/FJ2m0TM
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We are thrilled to share once again the outstanding shortlist for the Forward Prize for the Best Single Poem – Performed category
Huge congratulations again to all!
🔗 Full shortlist: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-priz...
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As summer begins, stay in touch with poetry with our weekly series of glimpses and lines of poems which feel perfect for the season. Week 1 features some lines from the wonderfully knowing "Hotel Petroleum" by Mark Fiddes (@fiddeswrites). Thanks to Mark and @themothmagazine. #ForwardPrizes
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As summer begins, we’re sharing glimpses and lines of poems which feel perfect for the season. Week 1 features some lines from the wonderfully knowing "Hotel Petroleum" by Mark Fiddes (@fiddeswrites). Thanks to Mark and @themothmagazine. #ForwardPrizes
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🎤 Love poetry? Don’t miss the Forward Prizes Showcase at #ContainsStrongLanguage!
🗓 Sun 21 Sept | 14:15–15:30 📍 St George’s Hall, Bradford 🎟 Free entry – but booking required! Link: buff.ly/xRuLxac
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Picture containing the five covers of the shortlisted books for the 2025 Jerwood Prize
A huge congratulations to Isabelle Baafi whose UK version of Chaotic Good was shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection!
Check out the US version at weslpress.org and UK version at faber.co.uk
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Delighted to share the 2025 Forward Prizes shortlist! It's a pleasure and privilege to be a judge for this year's awards. Discover the full list: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/
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🚨 You've still got time! (Just) 🚨
Forward Arts - the team behind #NationalPoetryDay & the #ForwardPrizes - is looking for a new Chair + Trustees to help shape the future of poetry in the UK.
🗓️ Deadline: 21 July
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🚨 You've still got time! (Just) 🚨
Forward Arts - the team behind #NationalPoetryDay & the #ForwardPrizes - is looking for a new Chair + Trustees to help shape the future of poetry in the UK.
🗓️ Deadline: 21 July
🔗 Apply now: forwardartsfoundation.org/about-us/wor...
#PoetryMatters #ArtsLeadership
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A huge THANK YOU to our brilliant judges — Lisa Kelly, Hannah Lavery, Sean O’Brien, Rommi Smith, and chair Sarah Hall — for their dedication and insight in selecting the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist from hundreds of outstanding entries. Your passion shapes the future of poetry! 🙏✨ #ForwardPrizes
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Many congratulations to all the poets on the shortlist for this year's Forward Prize for Best Collection, especially to @niallpoetry.bsky.social and Vidyan Ravinthiran, shortlisted for their third poetry collections The Island in the Sound and Avidyā. @forwardprizes.bsky.social #ForwardPrizes
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We’re thrilled to see that Tom Branfoot's Parliament of Jets has been shortlisted for the 2025 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem - Written. Congratulations!
We'll be publishing Branfoot's debut poetry collection, Volatile, in October 2026!
#ForwardPrizes #UKPoetry #the87press
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Congrats to Glasgow-based poet Tim Tim Cheng for being shortlisted for the 2025 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for their poem 'Girl Ghosts'. #ForwardPrizes #PoetryAwards
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Big congrats to Glasgow-based poet Michael Mullen for being shortlisted for the 2025 Forward Prizes Best First Collection with his debut Goonie.
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Congrats to the 5 poets on 2025 Forward Prize Best Collection shortlist. And what a great year for Scottish/Scottish-based poets. Filling over half the shortlist! That must be a first. Well done and good luck to Juana Adcock, Niall Campbell, Karen Solie. #ForwardPrizes #PoetryAward #BestCollection
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We're delighted that @niallpoetry.bsky.social and Vidyan Ravinthiran have been shortlisted for the @forwardprizes.bsky.social Prize for Best Collection for their third collections The Island in the Sound and #Avidyā. Many congratulations both! #ForwardPrizes
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Huge congratulations to all the announced nominees for the 2025 @forwardprizes.bsky.social. Such intriguing shortlists this year. #poetry #forwardprizes
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The Forward Prizes 2025 Shortlist is here!
We’re thrilled that our resident poet, Tom Branfoot ’s Poem 'A Parliament of Jets' has been shortlisted for 'Best Single Poem'🎉
🔗 Discover the full shortlist at: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-priz...
#ForwardPrizes #PoetryAwards
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The Forward Prize for Best Collection – We’re proud to reveal the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Collection! Five powerful books from some of the most compelling voices in poetry today. 👏 Congrats to the poets & publishers!
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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We’re thrilled to see that Sarah Ghazal Ali’s (@sarahali.bsky.social) Theophanies has been shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize For Best First Collection!
#ForwardPrizes #Poetry #PoetryAwards #poetrycommunity #the87press #smallpresspublishing #sarahghazalali #londonpoetry
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Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection
Introducing the future of poetry ✨Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection shortlist is here!
Bold new voices. Brilliant debuts! #ForwardPrizes 2025
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written
Announcing the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Written! Poems that move, resonate, and demand to be read.
👏 Huge congratulations to the shortlisted poets!
🔗Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Performed
Live, powerful, unforgettable. 🎙️ We’re thrilled to reveal the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Performed! Experience poetry in its most dynamic form.
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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