We’re excited to have a stall at this year’s Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair, which celebrates the vitality of poetry in the UK. It’s an unrivalled opportunity to browse and buy the very best in contemporary poetry, and to meet publishers, organisations and poets.  

What is it?

Free Verse is a book and magazine fair. Publishers each have their own stall, and bring along their latest wares for the public to peruse. Free Verse offers the best chance to find innovative, new, and up-and-coming poetry all in one place. Expect limited editions, poem-objects, fine letter-press printing, radical zines, artists’ editions, miniatures, pamphlets, translations, anthologies, and the best independently published poetry collections. 

When and where is it?

The 2026 Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair will take place on Saturday 25 April 2026 in the Lower Hall of St Columba’s Church, Pont Street, London, SW1X 0BD.  The main exhibition space is open from 12.00 noon – 6.30 pm, with a quiet hour from 11.00 am. After the fair, all visitors are welcome to join a free gala reading with bar from 7pm. You can find information on travel, parking and access on the event FAQs page.

The event is free and unticketed.