Transatlantic Poetry Series - Wayne Holloway-Smith
Online
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Wayne Holloway-Smith's first poetry publication was the pamphlet Beloved, in case you've been wondering, published by Donut Press in 2011.
His first book-length collection, Alarum (2017), was a Poetry Book Society Wildcard Choice for Winter 2017, and was shortlisted for the Roehampton Poetry Prize 2018 and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize in 2018.
He won The Geoffrey Dearmer Prize in 2016 and The National Poetry Competition in 2018. He was shortlisted for the T.S.Eliot Prize for his collection Love Minus Love in 2020; this book was also a Poetry Book Society Wild Card choice.
His most recent book, Rabbitbox was published in March 2026. He is currently the editor of The Poetry Review and is Lecturer in Literature and Creative Writing in the School of Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
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His first book-length collection, Alarum (2017), was a Poetry Book Society Wildcard Choice for Winter 2017, and was shortlisted for the Roehampton Poetry Prize 2018 and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize in 2018.
He won The Geoffrey Dearmer Prize in 2016 and The National Poetry Competition in 2018. He was shortlisted for the T.S.Eliot Prize for his collection Love Minus Love in 2020; this book was also a Poetry Book Society Wild Card choice.
His most recent book, Rabbitbox was published in March 2026. He is currently the editor of The Poetry Review and is Lecturer in Literature and Creative Writing in the School of Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
When you book your ticket you will receive a link to the Teams meeting for this event. Please save the link for the date, and ensure you can access Teams well in advance, there will be no technical support at the time.
