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...

New status for Acumen

As you might have read in the editorial, Acumen has now become Independently Funded.  We have a few Friends and Sponsors who are backing the magazine and in the coming months we aim to have an Acumen International Poetry Competition and also Friends of Acumen whereby...

Teignmouth Poetry Festival & Competition

TEIGNMOUTH POETRY COMPETITION & FESTIVAL Are are delighted to announce the winners and commended poems for the 2022 poetry competition. ​Teignmouth Poetry (Mini) Festival from South Devon, – 28th/29th May 2022.  Do please look it up and enjoy the weekend.  Acumen...