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SUMMARY:Poetry Readings: Michael Marks Awards
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning pamphlets \nPoetry Readings: Michael Marks Awards\nHasti (winner of the Poetry Pamphlet Award 2026) and Patrick Romero McCafferty (winner of the Environmental Poetry Pamphlet Award 2026)\nThe BSA is delighted to host the Michael Marks Awards and its winning poets who stay at the BSA for a week as part of the programme. This year’s poets in residence are Hasti\, winner of the Poetry Pamphlet Award 2026\, and Patrick Romero McCafferty\, winner of the Environmental Poetry Pamphlet Award 2026\, who will give readings at the BSA Upper House. \nAbout Hasti \nHasti is a poet and writer living in South East London. A member of the inaugural Southbank New Poets Collective and the Ledbury Poetry Critics\, they are the recipient of the 2023 White Review Poet’s Prize and the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize for Poetry. Hasti has also co-written short sci-fi film DIGGING\, produced by Film4. Hasti hosts open mic and poetry night Fresh Lip\, and its sister show for Montez Press Radio\, Fresh Air. young\, dumb\, and full of poems is their first pamphlet. \nAbout Patrick Romero McCafferty \nPatrick Romero McCafferty’s poetry has appeared recently in Granta\, Wasafiri\, & the Irish Pages. ‘An August Work Party’\, an album with the band Anoraq\, came out in May 2026. He edits Wet Grain\, a magazine for land poetry. Patrick’s pamphlet\, Glass Knot Sun\, was published by ignitionpress in 2025. \n  \n  \nThe Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets promote the pamphlet form and enable poets and publishers to develop and continue creating. Awarded annually\, they celebrate new work with prizes for: ‘Poetry Pamphlet’ (£5\,000) and ‘Publisher’ (£5\,000)\, ‘Illustration’ (£1\,000) and ‘Environmental Poet of the Year’ (£1\,000). For further information on the awards\, visit: https://michaelmarksawards.org/awards/2024-awards/ \n\nHybrid event \nRegistration links will be available soon.
URL:https://www.bsa.ac.uk/events/poetry-readings-michael-marks-awards/
LOCATION:British School at Athens\, Upper House\, 52 Souedias Street\, Athens\, Greece
CATEGORIES:Poetry reading
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