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John Challis

The Green Parcel

Publication Date: 03 Jun 2026

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Longlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2026 The rural terrain of John Challis’s second collection provides a new lens for exploring history, class and work, our relationship to the natural world, and cycles of growth and decay. Much of his debut collection The Resurrectionists concerned working lives in the city: his father a London cabbie, his grandfather a market...

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Frank Ormsby

The Tumbling Paddy

Publication Date: 03 Jun 2026

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Lawrence Sail

Double Takes

Publication Date: 03 Jun 2026

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Tishani Doshi

Egrets, While War

Publication Date: 21 May 2026

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Jennifer Lee Tsai

Melete

Publication Date: 21 May 2026

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Neil Astley

Patricia Smith

John McCullough

Lily Blacksell

Rita Ann Higgins

Cathy Galvin

Penelope Shuttle

Polly Clark

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Bloodaxe titles longlisted for the Forward Prizes 2026

Seven titles published by Bloodaxe are on the 2026 Forward Prizes longlists (including three longlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection).

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Bloodaxe Books at Ledbury Poetry 2026

Poets appearing at this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival include George Szirtes, Tishani Doshi, Penelope Shuttle, Ruth Fainlight, Dzifa Benson, Cathy Galvin and Maura...

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Launch reading with John Challis, Frank Ormsby and Lawrence Sail

Our June 2026 online launch featured live readings from John Challis and Lawrence Sail, with special recordings from Frank Ormsby. Watch now on YouTube.