Books

Every year we publish The Forward Book of Poetry, a collection of poems from those shortlisted for the Forward Prizes for poetry as well as fifty highly commended poems. In showcasing the range and ambition of today’s fresh voices alongside new work by familiar names, this anthology is the perfect poetry collection for those new to poetry as well as die-hard poetry fans.

We also publish our Poems of the Decade series which each bring together more than one hundred poems from the many thousands submitted to the Forward Prizes for Poetry over the preceding decade. They’re the perfect introduction to a wide range of contemporary poetry and you can use these volumes to trace the broadening representation of voices in the UK poetry scene across the last 30 years. Poems of the Decade 2001-2010 is on the Edexcel A Level syllabus.  

‘Do yourself a favour. Instead of telling someone you love them, find out what they love and then find a poem about what they love and give it to them.’

Lemn Sissay

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