Links
Betjeman’s poetry at The Poetry Archive
The Poetry Archive is a collection of poetry, much of it read by the poets themselves. The Archive contains two of Betjeman’s poems: “A Subaltern’s Love Song” and “Youth and Age on Beaulieu River”.
The SPAB John Betjeman Award
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) offers an annual award in Betjeman’s honour. The Award is given to celebrate excellence in the conservation and repair of places of worship of any faith in England and Wales.
John Betjeman on YouTube
YouTube contains a diverse selection of videos relating to John Betjeman’s life and work.
Betjeman on Wikipedia…
More detail on Betjeman’s life.
…And Wikiquote
A selection of quotes.
Betjeman Millennium Park, Wantage
A park with stones displaying poetic quotes, in Wantage, near the Mead where the Betjemans lived.
Blisland Church, Cornwall
One of Betjeman’s favourite churches; they intend to dedicate the west window to him.
Tom Brown’s School Museum, Uffington
A small museum in the old school house in Uffington, Oxfordshire, where Betjeman lived, containing much correspondence and other Betjemania.
Poetry By Heart
A national poetry recitation competition for young people aged 14-18.
In the news
The latest headlines, in case there are any we missed off the Press page
Betjeman Society and Copyright
The Betjeman Society is unable to respond to requests for information about permission to quote from Sir John’s work. Copyright is held by Sir John’s publishers and The Betjeman Society recommends approaching the following for help:
John Murray & Co, publishers of most of Sir John’s poetry are now part of the Hodder & Stoughton Ltd publishing group. They use an online process for requests which can be accessed here:
For copyright enquiries regarding the music by Jim Parker for “Banana Blush, Varsity Rag, Late Flowering Love and Sir John Betjeman’s Britain”, please contact Faber music here.
Other Literary Societies:
The Evelyn Waugh Society
The Hopkins Society
The Philip Larkin Society
The W H Auden Society
Alliance of Literary Societies