Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Forward Book of Poetry 1993 | 1992 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 2 | The Forward Book of Poetry 1996 | 1996 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 3 | The Forward Book of Poetry 1997 | 1996 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 4 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 1998 | 1997 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 5 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 1999 | 1998 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 6 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 2000 | 1999 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 7 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2001 | 2000 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 8 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2002 | 2001 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 9 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2003 | 2002 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 10 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 2004 | 2003 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 11 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2005 | 2004 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 12 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 2006 | 2005 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 13 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 2009 | 2008 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 14 | The Forward Book Of Poetry 2010 | 2009 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 15 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 | 2010 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 16 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2012 | 2011 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 17 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2013 | 2012 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 18 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2014 | 2013 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 19 | The Forward Book of Poetry 2015 | 2014 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
The Forward Book of Poetry is an annual anthology published by the Forward Arts Foundation. Each year’s edition collects the poems shortlisted for the Forward Prizes along with around fifty additional commended poems, creating a snapshot of the best new poetry published in the UK and Ireland that year. The series has run since 1992, when the Forward Prizes were first awarded.
These anthologies have introduced many readers to contemporary poetry by gathering diverse voices in a single affordable volume. The Forward Prizes recognize work in three categories: Best Collection, Best First Collection, and Best Single Poem. The annual books serve as both a record of each year’s prize and a broad introduction to what is being written in British and Irish poetry.