Acumen’s Pushcart Prize Nominations

Acumen has nominated the following poems, published in Acumen during 2022, for the 2023 Pushcart edition and Prize:  ‘St Cuthbert and the Otters’ by Neil Curry ‘The Landscape of My Heart’ by L.B. Jørgensen ‘Rose Garden’ by Dinah Livingstone ‘Shovelling’ by...

Launch of Acumen 104

We are delighted to be joining with the Camden Project to launch Acumen 104. On: 27 Sept, Camden, London. See below & https://www.acumen-poetry.co.uk/events/ for details.

Lagos-London Poetry Competition

The Poetry Translation Centre (UK) and Book Buzz Foundation (Nigeria) have announced a new international development programme for young Nigerian and Nigerian-heritage poets in Lagos and London. The programme will launch with an international poetry competition to...

Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry – free to enter

Morrab Library in Penzance has launched the ‘Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry’ which is open until 30th September. It is free to enter, open internationally and has a category for children. The competition has no theme and will be judged by two multi-award...