15/09/2026
VERVACEOUS isn’t a word, but it should be. What better way to describe the poetry, the feel, the community that has sprung up over the last decade in Birmingham around VERVE Poetry Festival?
Celebrating 10 years of roof-shaking spoken word sets, readings and workshops by award-winning poets, boundary-pushing poetry/theatre performances, lively children’s events, competitions and open mics in a welcoming, open-hearted and celebratory environment – this anthology contains brand new poems, and old favourites, from 181 poets who’ve held us and enthralled us at the festival in the last decade. And what a fine list of poets they make – a veritable who’s who of contemporary UK poetry with the odd international poet thrown in for good measure.
VERVACEOUS isn’t a word. But what else could you call this era-defining anthology of astonishing contemporary poetry!? Celebrate with us! Dive in! This book, like our festival, has something for everyone - and just look at the line-up of poets we have being published in this contemporary anthology, how very vervaceous.
Paperback General Release: Available from December 3, 2026 via the Verve Poetry Bookshop and independent bookstores.
