We are a St Albans based poetry society, founded in 1966, with a national and international membership; we are also a Poetry Society stanza group.
Ver Poets
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Copies of our 60th anniversary anthology, "A Staircase in Mid-Air", are available from the Publications page of our website (verpoets.wixsite.com/verpoets/publications). It includes new poems by Andrew McMillan, John McCullough and Tamar Yoseloff.
There's only a week left to enter your poems for the Ver Poets Open Competition 2026, judged by Vanessa Lampert. It closes on 30th April.
#poetrycompetitions #poetrycontests #poetrycommunity
We had a very enjoyable reading on Saturday afternoon in St Albans Library and on Zoom to launch "A Staircase in Mid-Air", our anthology marking 60 years of Ver Poets.
We were joined by four of our recent Open Competition judges—Julia Webb, Rory Waterman, Adrian Buckner and Merryn Williams.
Here's a piece about poetic inspiration that I've written for "Just Beauty". My thanks to Simon Bowden for inviting me to contribute.
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Our President, John Mole, cut the anniversary cake. You can buy copies of the anthology from the Publications page on our website, verpoets.wixsite.com/verpoets.
This week's copy of the "St Albans Times" includes an article about the recent launch of our 60th anniversary anthology, "A Staircase in Mid-Air", in St Albans Library and on Zoom.
For copies of the anthology, see the Publications page of our website (search for Ver Poets).
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Join us on Saturday 27th June at 11.00 am in St Albans Library for readings by Robin Houghton and Mark Fiddes. There's an open mic at the end (sign up on the day from 10.30 am). The event is free and open to all. Details on our website at: verpoets.wixsite.com/verpoets/eve....
We're launching our 60th anniversary anthology at 2pm on Saturday 16th May in St Albans Library and on Zoom.
Book free places in the Library here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988681998...,
or get a link to attend the event online here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988682482....
We're launching our 60th anniversary anthology at 2pm on Saturday 16th May in St Albans Library and on Zoom.
Book free places in the Library here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988681998...,
or get a link to attend the event online here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988682482....
With less than a week to go, we're looking forward to hearing The Booming Lovelies read in St Albans Library on Saturday. It's free & open to all and there will be an open mic at the end (sign up on the day from 10.30).
#spokenwordpoetry #openmic #poetrycommunity #spokenpoetry
Many poetic careers have been marked by periods of silence (Longley’s own) or even the complete abandonment of the art (Rimbaud or Laura Riding).
Entries are invited for the Ver Poets Open Competition 2026, judged by Vanessa Lampert, with prizes of £600, £300 and £100. Winning and selected poems will be published in the competition anthology. The closing date is 30th April. Details are on our website at: verpoets.wixsite.com/verpoets/com....
The Booming Lovelies – Heather Moulson, Trisha Broomfield and Sharron Green – will be our guests on Saturday 25th April at 11.00 am in St Albans Library.
Sign up on the day from 10.30 am for the open mic (first come, first served). The event is free and open to all.
