Poetry School

We're back with our 'How I Did It' series in collaboration with Forward Prizes for Poetry @forwardprizes !

First up is Sarah Howe @luckyflowerhowe on what inspired her to write the poem ‘A History of my Relationship with my Mother in Twenty-three Arguments about the Laundry’ from her collection Foretokens (@chattobooks ).

Click the link in our bio to read the full piece.

📅 The Forward Prizes Ceremony 2026 will take place at the Southbank Centre @southbankcentre on Saturday 24 October at 7pm.

🎟️ Book your tickets now through the Southbank Centre website!

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