The Poetry Society's website, despite the insipid blue and yellow colour-scheme of its new look, is a mighty handy resource. There's lots on there of interest, including latest news from the world of poetry and the poetry landmarks listings, which are patchy but a useful way in to what's going on in a given area. But of particular value is their month by month list of forthcoming poetry publications. It's their gift to the art of salivation, I suppose.
A couple that jump out to me from this year's forthcoming titles: a new collection from Pauline Stainer, published by Bloodaxe, with a characteristically bleak title (Crossing the Snowline) and Neil Astley's latest anthology Being Human (also, unsurprisingly, published by Bloodaxe: what with him being their editor). The latter's a likely bet for best selling poetry collection published this year and if Staying Alive and Being Alive are anything to go by, it'll be a highly enjoyable collection (although no doubt it'll also be criticised for being too popular. Sorry, 'populist').
I've also got my eye on Matthew Francis' Mandeville (Faber), which is already out. Its blurb makes it sound like a quirky and absurd reworking of invented traveller's tales from the Middle Ages. Which can't be a bad thing.
Worth keeping your eyes on that link from time to time, anyhow.
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