Publishers Holland Park Press have launched a £200 poetry and politics competition, and are looking for poetry on “any aspect of politics. Your poem can be about international politics or instead be about something political much more closer to home. We don’t have to agree with your opinions, but we do want to be touched in some way by your poem, inspired by its imagery and, of course, we look for a beautiful use of language.” Entry is free, but you can only submit one poem. The deadline is 31 August. More details