Poetry Book Society Summer 2019 Bulletin

The quarterly poetry magazine of the Poetry Book Society, founded by T S Eliot, featuring poems, commentary and exclusive pieces by Ilya Kaminsky, Jay Bernard, Zoe Brigley, Layli Long Soldier, Sean Hewitt, Inua Ellams and more. As well as extensive reviews of forthcoming books, pamphlets and a complete listings of all Summer poetry.

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The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot in 1953 to "propagate the art of poetry". The Poetry Book Society Summer 2019 Bulletin features a wide range of exciting new poetry publications, reviewed by expert poet selectors Sandeep Parmar, Vidyan Ravinthiran, George Szirtes, AB Jackson, Degna Stone and Anthony Anaxagorou.

SUMMER SELECTIONS April, May, June 2019
Choice: Deaf Republic, Ilya Kaminsky (Faber) Recommendations: Surge, Jay Bernard (Chatto) Erato, Deryn Rees-Jones (Seren) The Million-Petalled Flower of Being Here, Vidyan Ravinthiran (Bloodaxe) Hand & Skull, Zoe Brigley (Bloodaxe) Commendation: Whereas, Layli Long Soldier (Picador) Wild Card: The Half God of Rainfall, Inua Ellams (Harper Collins) Translation: The Following Scan Will Last Five Minutes, Lieke Marsman, trans. Sophie Collins (Pavilion Press)
Pamphlet Choice: Lantern, Seán Hewitt (Offord Road)