Kate Wakeling's 'and a tree' is Poetry Society's Christmas poem
Children’s poet Kate Wakeling is the author of this year’s poem ‘and a tree’ commissioned by the Poetry Society to celebrate the arrival and lighting up of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree. The tree is a gift from the City of Oslo to the people of London for keeping the Norwegian king safe during the second world war.
In her poem Kate captures current anxieties around the climate and conserv...
7th December 2022
2022's top 15 Foyle Young Poets award winners!
The Poetry Society has announced the top 15 winners and 85 commended poets in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2022. There were entrants from 100 countries for the competition for poets aged 11-17, with 13,500 poems from 6,600 young people submitted. This year’s judges were Anthony Anaxagoro...
22nd November 2022
Deadline nears for Foyle Young Poets of the Year
The 31 July deadline is nearing for the 2022 Foyle Young Poets of the Year award open to young people aged 11-17 worldwide. It will be judged this year by Anthony Anaxagorou and Mona Arshi. More detai...
3rd July 2022
Thinking outside the Unboxed: 'connectivity and the universe' competition
The deadline has been extended to 9 January for a poetry and/or animation competition called About Us aimed at youngsters aged from four to 18 on the theme of ‘connectivity and the universe’. The Poet...
9th January 2022
