[1] Eric Walter White was secretary from December 1953 until 1971, and was subsequently the society's chairman.
[3] Each quarter, the Society selects one newly published collection of poetry as its "Choice" title for its members and makes four "Recommendations" for optional purchase.
Recently, the Society has expanded its selected titles to promote translated poetry and pamphlets.
Following the Poetry Society's instigation of its New Generation Poets promotion in 1994, the Poetry Book Society organised two subsequent "Next Generation Poets" promotions in 2004 and 2014.
[5] The British Library acquired the Poetry Book Society archive in 1988 and 1996, consisting of organisational papers, correspondence, financial papers, publicity and photographs.