The Forward Book of Poetry contains a selection of the very best contemporary poetry published in Britain and the Republic of Ireland over the year, including the winning entries to the Forward Poetry Prizes.A distinguished panel of judges - Sir Peter Stothard, Daisy Goodwin, Beth Orton, Vona Groarke and Connie Bensley - has chosen more than sixty poems for this anthology.Both for lovers of poetry and first-time readers, The Forward Book of Poetry, with a foreword by Sir Peter Stothard, offers an insight into the work of our finest contemporary poets.