The Poetry Society is delighted to present the launch readings for the Autumn 2026 issue of The Poetry Review, edited by Wayne Holloway-Smith, with guest readers Jane Yeh, Fiona Benson, Helen Quah, and an exclusive recording from Oli Hazzard.

READERS

Fiona Benson’s most recent collection is Midden Witch. She is currently working on an English version of Fedir Rudyi’s The Position with Ukrainian co-translator Victor Shepelev.

Oli Hazzard’s most recent book is Sleepers Awake (2025). He is currently a fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.

Helen Quah is a British writer and doctor. Her poetry chapbook Dog Woman won an Eric Gregory Award in 2023. Her work has appeared in Lana Turner, The Poetry Review, PROTOTYPE, The Rialto and the book State of Play.

Jane Yeh’s fourth poetry collection, Pretender, is forthcoming in spring 2027.

Please note that The Poetry Review is intended for an adult audience and the poems read may contain challenging language and/or imagery that some readers might find distressing.