Autumn Upload of Poems
-- SUBMISSIONS WINDOW NOW CLOSED --Imagining the Future ...
#PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon
In 2026, the Southbank Centre in London is running a poetry project celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain. Their main aim is to encourage creativity in schools (especially in Lambeth).
The project (Imagine the Future) is something the Dirigible Balloon would like to support through the wealth of excellent free-to-view poetry available on our website.
Our autumn submission window (open for 10 days from August 16th until August 26th) will be on the same theme of Imagine the Future. We’ll be looking for positive poetry and wonderful illustrations to inspire children in their own creative endeavours.
As usual, our call will be open to poets/artists from around the world.![]()
Thinking caps on folks!
Cheers
Jonathan x![]()
The project (Imagine the Future) is something the Dirigible Balloon would like to support through the wealth of excellent free-to-view poetry available on our website.
Our autumn submission window (open for 10 days from August 16th until August 26th) will be on the same theme of Imagine the Future. We’ll be looking for positive poetry and wonderful illustrations to inspire children in their own creative endeavours.
As usual, our call will be open to poets/artists from around the world.
Thinking caps on folks!
Cheers
Jonathan x
This poem is copyright (©) Jonathan Humble 2025
About the Writer
Jonathan Humble
Jonathan lives in Cumbria. His work has been published online and in print in a number of magazines and anthologies. His first collection of poetry, My Camel's Name Is Brian, was published by TMB Books in 2015. His second poetry book, Fledge came out in 2020 through Maytree Press. His poems for children have been shortlisted and highly commended in the Caterpillar and Yorkmix poetry competitions and he is the editor of The Dirigible Balloon. His poems Masterclass and This Work is Done were chosen as the Milk House Poem of the Year at the end of 2022 and 2023.
