The Pocketry Almanack
A poetry journal for emerging and aspiring poets who haven’t been published in a literary journal and have been rejected multiple times by literary journals. The pocket-sized compendium comes out twice a year and features poems by up to six different poets as well as original artwork.
The Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets
Lakshmi R Kanchi has won the 2021 Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets with her collection, imagick.
Lakshmi's collection will be published as an A6 sized instant book by Pocketry. It will be available to purchase in Pocketry's online shop.
There were three highly commended entries:
earthlings by Kristina Deminick,
Beyond the eucalypts by Steph Amir and
Clear Answers by Zoe Simmons.
Pocketry Presents A Poetry Podcast
Pocketry Presents, the poetry podcast that finds out what goes on in poets' minds and just how they deal with writer's block is back for Season Two!
Join host, Indrani Perera, as she interviews poets about their creative process as well as getting published and editing journals. You'll also hear episodes in which established poets read their work and Indrani explains the techniques used in their poem.
Twice a year in special Pocketry Almanack episodes you can hear the emerging poets published in the Almanack reading their own work as well as a message from the artists featured in the issue. You'll also hear some of the unusual words and intriguing stories that have been bartered for copies of The Pocketry Almanack.
Featured poets in season one include Andy Jackson, Maggie Ball and Peter Bakowski with more to come!
A Guide to Getting Published
Help is on the way for all you aspiring and emerging poets who want to get published but don't know the first thing about how to get your poetry included in a literary journal. Pocketry has published its very first mini book, Pocketry's Guide to Getting Published.
Shop the collection now.
