WELCOME TO POETRY CORNER

This is a place for Watford Writers to share their poetry and also recommend some poetry selections for reading...

Watford Writer's anthology 2020 Vision also contains some poetry

please click here for details 

It's not too late to enter into the NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION - DETAILS HERE!

Emma Press is calling for submissions - deadline 27 September 2021.

Emma Press says...

This time we’ll be accepting submissions in any of the existing The Emma Press series.  The window will be open from 27th September through till 3rd October.

We’ll keep sharing tips, prompts, and updates on submissions windows through our newsletter, so make sure to sign up for that!

Additionally, we’ll be hosting an Instagram Live for any questions about submissions, as well as a Twitter writeathon day, like we did last time! 

Instagram Q&A: Wednesday 15th September, 2pm

Twitter Writeathon: Wednesday 22nd September – updates all day!

Twitter Q&A: Wednesday 22nd September, 2pm.

If you want to get a better idea of what we look for in submissions (recommended!), then we’d advise checking out our curated The Emma Press Bundles. They are a good indication of the sort of work we are looking for. We have a Prose Bundle, an Art Squares Bundle, a Poetry Bundle, and a Children’s Poetry Bundle.

Thank you for trusting us with your submissions! We can’t wait to read your work. We will keep you updated on our review progress via our newsletters.

FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CLICK HERE

Andrea Neidle has offered the following selection that readers may enjoy:

• Come In by Robert Frost