It is named for one of the major figures of twentieth century poetry and encourages entries from all around the world.

The Prize will be given for the best single poem submitted; multiple entries are encouraged but will be judged separately.

Entries must be original, written in English and unpublished at the time of submission.

Poems must be no longer than 40 lines and should be single-spaced.

The prize will be judged by Professor Fiona Sampson and Literary Agent Peter Straus.

The winning poem will receive £1,000, and two runners up will receive £100 each.

All three winning entries being published in POEM Magazine.

For more information and to send your work