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Ver Poets Ver Poets is a St Albans based poetry society with a national and international membership.

A St Albans based poetry society with a local and national and international membership. Ver Poets meet once a month on a Friday evening for a programme of readings, discussions and a variety of other events.There are regular workshops for feedback on writing and three newsletters a year. There are regular competitions for members, a national annual open competition and published anthologies

12/10/2026

Enter the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition

12/10/2026

Our 2026 Poetry Competition is now open!Maura Dooley will be choosing the winner of 2026 competition on behalf of Bloodaxe books.

Send us your poetry pamphlet collections of up to 18-20 poems, of 20-24 pages and win yourself £500 plus publication by Bloodaxe Books.

Congratulations to Ver poet, Merryn Williams, who has two poems in the latest issue of "The Madrid Review" (out today). ...
09/10/2026

Congratulations to Ver poet, Merryn Williams, who has two poems in the latest issue of "The Madrid Review" (out today). Our Chair, Stephen Claughton, also has a poem in the magazine.

New issue lands Friday. All the details on Substack!

05/10/2026
Listen to Ver poets, Greg Smith and Mark Randles, reading poems from our 60th anniversary anthology, "A Staircase in Mid...
02/10/2026

Listen to Ver poets, Greg Smith and Mark Randles, reading poems from our 60th anniversary anthology, "A Staircase in Mid-Air". Links to our YouTube channel and website are given in the comment below.

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