Susannah Herbert
Susannah Herbert runs the Forward Arts Foundation, which is responsible for the Forward Prizes for Poetry and National Poetry Day. A journalist for 25 years, she edited the books pages of The Sunday Times, reported from Paris for the Daily Telegraph and launched the Evening Standard’s Get London Reading campaign.
Interviews with Susannah Herbert
The Best Poetry Books of 2017, recommended by Susannah Herbert
Poetry book sales are bigger this year than ever before, and the form is ‘about to reach many, many more people,’ says the head of the Forward Arts Foundation. Here’s a diagnosis of the year in poetry – and a prescription for years to come