New writers for Becoming a Poet

We were overwhelmed by the response to our call for additional young writers for Becoming a Poet to be published … More

Bloomsbury book

Writing opportunity for young poets aged 13- 25, who are beginning to break through into the poetry scene with some success in Slam, Spoken Word or page-based work.

Piecing key themes together

We are deeply immersed in drawing out key themes from the interviews conducted over the last two years with Foyle Young Poets and mentors. All the interviews are proving to be highly thought-provoking. Our participants have given us so much rich interview data to reflect on and thematic strands are emerging for further discussion with the Advisory Board in June.

The Foyle 2021 Launches

In March 2021, the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award for 2021 was launched. Natasha Ryan who is one … More

International Women’s Day 2021: Poems

Happy International Women’s Day 2021! Today, we celebrate some of our favourite poems by women. We’re each selected a handful … More

Writing Retreats in the Pandemic: An Update from Arvon

February is usually the month when the Foyle’s winners meet at The Hurst for an exciting, week-long writing retreat. Arvon … More

Science and Poetry: Atomic poems

Experiment with writing fibs or atomic poems by using the atomic poetry generator. The generator draws on the Fibonacci sequence, found in the natural world, to determine the word count and line structure of your poem.

Piece on Pandemic by Erin Blaney

Erin Blaney is an A level student at Bilborough College in Nottingham. She wrote her Piece on Pandemic poem very recently. We think she captures in such a spare and thought-provoking way the strange uncertainties and contradictory feelings of the times that she is living through.