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rock me til i am deaf (poetry series)

rock me til i am deaf (poetry series)

Rock Me 'Till I'm DeafMiguel Gonzalez The Chant(It is mybelief that music is the most...


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roots of american gang banging

roots of american gang banging

leer at the roots of Americangang-bangin as a world of division and destructionEuropean feudalism of...


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three poems by danez smith

three poems by danez smith

Image by Nikos Patsiouris. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0...


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sean obrien: how i fell under wh audens spell

sean obrien: how i fell under wh audens spell

Auden’s love of the Pennines has inspired a fresh song cycle by Bolivian composer Agustín...


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i just went back and read a poem that i wrote in...

i just went back and read a poem that i wrote in...

“I just went back and read a poem that I wrote in January and I’m struck with that specific kind...


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loop of jade by sarah howe review - the winner of...

loop of jade by sarah howe review - the winner of...

This playful,memorable and affecting poetry collection reconciles the tensions between opposing...


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jorie graham:  i am living in the late season, but...

jorie graham: i am living in the late season, but...

The Pulitzer-winning poet on mortality,makeup and capturing life’s complexityThe last lines of the...


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two poems by lawrence lacambra ypil

two poems by lawrence lacambra ypil

Image by Stefan Holodnick. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic...


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it feels fitting to be writing this after driving...

it feels fitting to be writing this after driving...

“It feels fitting to be writing this after driving domestic on empty roads at 1:30 in the morning....


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the seasons: the nation s most treasured nature...

the seasons: the nation s most treasured nature...

From Philip Larkin to Alice Oswald,this collection drawn from Radio 4’s Poetry Please lures with...


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only connect - poetrys hidden power to break down...

only connect - poetrys hidden power to break down...

Poetry’s delicate dance between the said and the unsaid opens up unique ways of thinking across...


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centres of cataclysm review - 50 years of modern...

centres of cataclysm review - 50 years of modern...

Edited by Sasha Dugdale and David & Helen Constantine,this anthology illustrates that Ted Hughes’s...


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physical by andrew mcmillan review - hymns to...

physical by andrew mcmillan review - hymns to...

This collection boldly assesses the state of modern masculinity‘What is masculinity whether not...


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pompe the dogs grave in huvudsta, sweden

pompe the dogs grave in huvudsta, sweden

Although dogs are beloved animals all over the world and across all social standings,it's...


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the remedies by katharine towers review - a...

the remedies by katharine towers review - a...

Towers’s beautiful moment collection takes flower remedies and imagines how each plant would deal...


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housman country: into the heart of england by...

housman country: into the heart of england by...

The poet AE Housman,author of ‘A Shropshire Lad’, is associated with a certain kind of English...


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every poem is political : danez smith, the youtube...

every poem is political : danez smith, the youtube...

Smith’s dear white america was a viral phenomenon. Launching a new collection,Don’t Call Us...


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say something back by denise riley review -...

say something back by denise riley review -...

Denise Riley’s latest collection,much of which is approximately her late son, has qualities that...


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the observances review - a collaboration with the...

the observances review - a collaboration with the...

Kate Miller’s brilliant debut is so steeped in the sea,it’s almost as whether the ocean were...


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pompe the dogs grave in stockholm, sweden

pompe the dogs grave in stockholm, sweden

Although dogs are beloved animals all over the world and across all social standings,it's...


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unpublished stevie smith: not waving but drawing

unpublished stevie smith: not waving but drawing

Stevie Smith always wanted her drawings to accompany her poetry,yet most were omitted from...


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faber new poets 13 to 16 review - four debuts with...

faber new poets 13 to 16 review - four debuts with...

Kippers,Christmas, birthdays and bathos in collections by Elaine Beckett, or Crispin Best,Sam...


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the homeric hymns and herne the hunter by peter...

the homeric hymns and herne the hunter by peter...

A classical translation and a moving unusual collection build for a double achievementNever short of...


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new selected poems by derek mahon review - lyrics...

new selected poems by derek mahon review - lyrics...

A diptych of early and late work displays a consistency of skill and wit across 40 years‘Your...


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the blind road maker by ian duhig review - songs...

the blind road maker by ian duhig review - songs...

A hymn to an 18th-century Yorkshire civil engineer,and to the ‘Ashtrayland version of contemporary...


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complete poems by rf langley review - subtlety and...

complete poems by rf langley review - subtlety and...

From moth wings to artists’ brushstrokes,this is work that celebrates the effort of close...


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poem of the week: visiting star by stanley moss

poem of the week: visiting star by stanley moss

A trick of the light provides the relaxed occasion for an irreverent contemplation of devout myths...


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skies by alison brackenbury review - accumulated...

skies by alison brackenbury review - accumulated...

The seasoned craft and musicality of Alison Brackenbury’s poetry shine through in this...


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poem of the week: chainsaw by john kinsella

poem of the week: chainsaw by john kinsella

Close focus on the raw machinery of cutting wood ramifies to a much grander meditation on...


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kenneth goldsmith interview:  i wanted to take...

kenneth goldsmith interview: i wanted to take...

The controversial author on turning an autopsy report into poetry,not reading his own books and his...


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pj kavanagh obituary

pj kavanagh obituary

Poet,actor, broadcaster and author of the memoir The Perfect StrangerOn St George’s Day 1951, or...


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slakki: new   neglected poems by roy fisher review...

slakki: new neglected poems by roy fisher review...

From Birmingham’s city blocks to memories of war to restless skies – the quality is consistently...


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warsan shire: the somali british poet quoted by...

warsan shire: the somali british poet quoted by...

She was London’s Young Poet Laureate,becoming a voice for its marginalised people – now her work...


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stephen spender prize - a judges s perspective

stephen spender prize - a judges s perspective

Allen Prowle’s translations of Dutch poet Rutger Kopland’s ‘Johnson Brothers Ltd’ was chosen...


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why i gave up my copyright: kirill medvedev

why i gave up my copyright: kirill medvedev

The Russian poet has been releasing his work free of ownership since 2004,insisting that publishers...


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the peace of wild things review - a rich harvest

the peace of wild things review - a rich harvest

A novel edition of work by the American poet Wendell Barnes draws its slow-moving brilliance from...


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forward prize 2016: the felix dennis prize for...

forward prize 2016: the felix dennis prize for...

Every itsy-bitsy Sound by Ruby Robinson,Tonguit by Harry Giles, Wife by Tiphanie Yanique, and Disko...


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meanwhile, trees by mark waldron review - bizarre...

meanwhile, trees by mark waldron review - bizarre...

Mark Waldron is like a magpie picking super-sophisticated mixtures of gold and dross from an immense...


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poster poems: didactic verse

poster poems: didactic verse

It’s not much practised,but there’s a strong tradition of how-to poems, from Virgil to Henry...


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almost the equinox by sarah maguire review -...

almost the equinox by sarah maguire review -...

Maguire is our finest gardener-poet and this latest volume is a wealthy bouquet that exists on the...


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negative capability, that is, when a man is...

negative capability, that is, when a man is...

 --- John Keats,in a letter to his brothers, George and Thomas, or on 22 December 1817,as cited by...


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poetry pharmacy webchat: feeling blue? could a...

poetry pharmacy webchat: feeling blue? could a...

Are you lonely,nervous approximately Christmas or frustrated with relatives? William Sieghart of the...


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poetic artifice: a theory of 20th century poetry...

poetic artifice: a theory of 20th century poetry...

This classic study,reprinted after more than 30 years, prefers rank new things to good mature...


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the medium is the message - the power of public...

the medium is the message - the power of public...

From empty swimming pools to passe vans,Robert Montgomery takes the written word to the most...


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stevie smith: you ve read the poems, now look at...

stevie smith: you ve read the poems, now look at...

Faber’s new Collected Poems & Drawings insists,rightly, that you look at Stevie Smith’s...


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poem of the week: the hinds by kathleen jamie

poem of the week: the hinds by kathleen jamie

Written amid the ‘tremendous energy’ of Scotland’s independence campaign,this supple nature...


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why we love limericks| michael rosen

why we love limericks| michael rosen

There once was a short comic verse whose style was witty and terse. A modern book came out,its sales...


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poem of the week: slow, slow, fresh fount by ben...

poem of the week: slow, slow, fresh fount by ben...

From the introduction to a sharp Elizabethan satire,these lines still near about as close to music...


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beauty beauty by rebecca perry review - curiosity,...

beauty beauty by rebecca perry review - curiosity,...

Mythical beasts,ergonomic desks and awkward adolescence in a wry and chatty debutSasquatches,...


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if i m scared we can t win: penguin modern poets...

if i m scared we can t win: penguin modern poets...

In Emily Berry,Anne Carson and Sophie Collins, Penguin has showcased three amusing, or playful and...


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interference pattern by jo morgan review -...

interference pattern by jo morgan review -...

The award-winning poet addresses everything from bullies to the ample bang in a stimulating unique...


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yes we scan: poets line up for jeremy corbyn

yes we scan: poets line up for jeremy corbyn

Michael Rosen,Pascale Petit, Nicholas Murray and Ian Pindar are showing their support for the Labour...


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the saturday poem: the bible

the saturday poem: the bible

by Neil RollinsonBig as a suitcase,heavy[br]as a log, the cover wrinkledin elephant skin.Budby...


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rediscovering angela carters poetry: images that...

rediscovering angela carters poetry: images that...

Carter’s early verse contains,as whether in bud, the extravagant and sinister blossoms of her...


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words for mom: a letter and poem from probation...

words for mom: a letter and poem from probation...

"Thank You For Your cherish"Dear mom,You inspire me so much because you were so tough when my dad...


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william sieghart:  i want people to drop their...

william sieghart: i want people to drop their...

The publisher and philanthropist on turning to a Philip Larkin poem in a crisis,and the biggest...


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russian poetry and poison with luke harding and...

russian poetry and poison with luke harding and...

Guardian journalist Luke Harding and filmmaker Peter Pomerantsev discuss the assassination of...


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beyond the cliches: how the trans poetry community...

beyond the cliches: how the trans poetry community...

A community of writers are expressing themselves for one another – and the medium they’re using...


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say something back by denise riley review -...

say something back by denise riley review -...

Moving meditations on loss in an astonishing Forward prize-shortlisted collectionIn a world where...


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austerity measures: the new greek poetry - review

austerity measures: the new greek poetry - review

This literary response to the financial crisis gives a fascinating insight into Greece’s emotional...


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poster poems: change

poster poems: change

An unvarying theme in everyone’s lives,it has preoccupied poets – in varying ways – from...


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due north by peter riley review -

due north by peter riley review -

A standout collection of self-conscious,critical and unrelenting voices that excavate the pastIn his...


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poem: walk a mile in our shoes

poem: walk a mile in our shoes

Walk a mile in our shoes[br]I guarantee you'll feel the blues[br]and get a gimps of the battle...


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pay with a poem: cafes around the world to...

pay with a poem: cafes around the world to...

Poetry will become the unique currency in coffee outlets around the world for a day as World Poetry...


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poet robin coste lewis: i am an artist through to...

poet robin coste lewis: i am an artist through to...

Brought up in Compton,Lewis overcame brain damage to become a poet, and this year won the National...


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poem of the week: the tides by henry wadsworth...

poem of the week: the tides by henry wadsworth...

Awash with syntactical and structural fluctuations that embody its central theme,Longfellow’s...


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the complicated literary history of yellowface did...

the complicated literary history of yellowface did...

Michael Derrick Hudson spend of a Chinese name when writing was racist and latest case of...


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white poet used chinese pen name to gain entry...

white poet used chinese pen name to gain entry...

Editors kept Yi-Fen Chou’s poem in the 2015 anthology,published today, even after the author...


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san jose poet lorenz mazon dumuk; fat

san jose poet lorenz mazon dumuk; fat

Lorenz Mazon Dumuk is a writer and community organizer. Through his love for music was where he...


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christopher middleton obituary

christopher middleton obituary

Poet and translator inspired by travels in Turkey who translated works from German,French, Turkish...


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poster poems: canals

poster poems: canals

Scenes of forgotten industry,secret urban networks or picturesque leisure resorts, these quiet...


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poster poems: the alphabet

poster poems: the alphabet

These most fundamental components of all writing acquire long fascinated poets,and spell out your...


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allen ginsberg s howl manuscripts now digitized  ...

allen ginsberg s howl manuscripts now digitized ...

Somehow you contain to imagine that,from its very opening — "I saw the best minds of my...


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falling awake by alice oswald review - a dazzling...

falling awake by alice oswald review - a dazzling...

Music meets myth in Oswald’s dreamlike visions of a West Country landscapeThe first thing to say...


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measures of expatriation by vahni capildeo review...

measures of expatriation by vahni capildeo review...

Literary tradition and linguistic play square off in a timely collection about belongingReaders of...


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how 555 nights in jail helped to make paul...

how 555 nights in jail helped to make paul...

A unique exhibition in Mons recalls the drunken row with fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud that led to a...


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theres gold out west    spoken word by andrew...

theres gold out west spoken word by andrew...

Andrew "SoCiety" Bigelow is part of the Heal the Valley March. This video was shot on the first leg...


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house of lords and commons by ishion hutchinson...

house of lords and commons by ishion hutchinson...

Slavery,a dub musician as Noah and memories of a Jamaican childhood inform a collection that...


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hear benedict cumberbatch read john keats   ode to...

hear benedict cumberbatch read john keats ode to...

Would Benedict Cumberbatch believe such ardent fans whether he couldn't read poetry so well?...


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sebastian faulks: how poems that make grown women...

sebastian faulks: how poems that make grown women...

Is it a poet’s job to construct the reader weep? Sebastian Faulks is moved to tears by an...


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the beautiful librarians by sean o brien review -...

the beautiful librarians by sean o brien review -...

A curmudgeonly portrait of British cultural life echoes Philip Larkin,WH Auden and Jim Royle‘Poets...


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poetry is pleasing, even on youtube | letters

poetry is pleasing, even on youtube | letters

Poetry of all tastes and genres should be celebrated,say Angela Croft and Catherine RoomeFurther to...


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the last poets - books podcast

the last poets - books podcast

Famed for militant spoken-word poetry about black America from the height of the civil rights...


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fathieh saudi obituary

fathieh saudi obituary

My Jordanian friend Fathieh Saudi,who has died aged 76, was a doctor, or writer and poet. She...


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the best poetry books of 2015

the best poetry books of 2015

From Clive James’s Sentenced to Life to Andrew McMillan’s Physical and Claudia Rankine’s...


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edward lears nonsense songs and stories   archive,...

edward lears nonsense songs and stories archive,...

9 July 1888: The gift of writing precious nonsense as that which came from the pen of the late...


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the hollow of the hand by pj harvey and seamus...

the hollow of the hand by pj harvey and seamus...

The songwriter’s poetry is a reminder that experiencing the profound is not the same as being able...


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the saturday poems: two sonnets for shakespeare...

the saturday poems: two sonnets for shakespeare...

by Wendy CopeMy father must have bought it moment-hand,Inscribed “To RS Elwyn” – who was...


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english renaissance poetry review - a manual on...

english renaissance poetry review - a manual on...

Shakespeare,Donne and Jonson are all represented in this punchy and sinuous anthology, chosen by...


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poem of the week: grey by edwin morgan

poem of the week: grey by edwin morgan

A meditation on the plain and ordinary aspects of life finds virtue in the unspectacular but also...


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alexander pope is granted eternal sunshine of a...

alexander pope is granted eternal sunshine of a...

Thameside urn sculpture celebrates 18th-century poet’s work and underlines his close connection...


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mira gonzalez s poems are quietly defining texts...

mira gonzalez s poems are quietly defining texts...

The young poet has become unwittingly involved in a social media stir approximately Lily Allen’s...


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jock scot obituary

jock scot obituary

Poet who wrote only one collection but was a prolific live performerAgainst considerable odds,some...


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poem of the week: sonnet xiii by william...

poem of the week: sonnet xiii by william...

With its message of entreaty to a young man to marry and become a father,this sonnet could be read...


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wendy cope, simon armitage, andrew motion … love...

wendy cope, simon armitage, andrew motion … love...

modern poets revisit Shakespeare’s verse for Valentine’s DayMy glass can’t fairly persuade me...


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john montague obituary

john montague obituary

Prolific poet,writer and translator inspired by his Irish homelandThose who indulge in the...


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instagram poets society: selfie age breeds life...

instagram poets society: selfie age breeds life...

Skepticism is expected,but these social media astute authors are causing a phenomenon and tapping...


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poetry used as a perfect weapon for recruiting...

poetry used as a perfect weapon for recruiting...

Arab cultural traditions own made poetry a potent tool for promoting extremism,according to research...


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top 10 war poems

top 10 war poems

This week marks a century since the outbreak of the first world war. Chosen from 1000 years of...


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claudia rankine wins $625,000 macarthur genius...

claudia rankine wins $625,000 macarthur genius...

Poet,whose work has tackled the everyday racism faced by black Americans, plans to use the money to...


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the sequel to poems that make grown men cry:...

the sequel to poems that make grown men cry:...

Anthony Holden on the ‘female’ sequel to Poems That originate Grown Men Cry – the surprise...


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world book night criticised for all white 2016...

world book night criticised for all white 2016...

Fifteen-strong roster called ‘a sadly wasted opportunity to be truly diverse’ as space is found...


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poem of the week: search by christine marendon

poem of the week: search by christine marendon

A sequence of sharply visual impressions animates a wild animal’s darting mind as it comes upon a...


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ck williams obituary

ck williams obituary

Poet who won awards for more than a dozen books of poetry“I found myself leaning from the...


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real asian poets fight back in best american...

real asian poets fight back in best american...

The Asian American Writers’ Workshop has been tweeting the names and work of actual Asian poets...


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graham pechey obituary

graham pechey obituary

My father,Graham Pechey, who has died aged 75, and had a lifelong love of literature and an...


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the saturday poem: the elms

the saturday poem: the elms

By Alison BrackenburyWe may know the trees but rarely wood.Elm was the workhorse,daily tree,[br]pale...


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poetry: shall i compare thee to picassos paintings...

poetry: shall i compare thee to picassos paintings...

accomplish we read poetry for a quick therapeutic fix or seek in its complexities something as...


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poem of the week: from the bard. a pindaric ode by...

poem of the week: from the bard. a pindaric ode by...

With invigorating pace and rhythm,British history is presented as a vivid mix of tragedy and...


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eileen myles:  my next book s about a time...

eileen myles: my next book s about a time...

The poet and writer,66, on punk poetry, or seeing her own funeral and dating younger womenIf I...


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fellow poets protest saudi death sentence facing...

fellow poets protest saudi death sentence facing...

Carol Ann Duffy,Paul Muldoon and Adonis among writers signing PEN letter calling on Saudi courts to...


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how do i love thee? let me instagram it

how do i love thee? let me instagram it

Mobbed at signings,followed by millions and topping the bestseller lists: Instapoets such as Lang...


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if way to the better there be, it exacts a full...

if way to the better there be, it exacts a full...

 --- Thomas Hardy,in In Tenebris - II.The fourth and final stanzaLet him in whose ears the...


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book of limericks transforms struggling author...

book of limericks transforms struggling author...

Ranjit Bolt has won plaudits with A Lion Was Learning to SkiIn the summer of 2014,the spectacle of a...


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darfur poet triumphs in international poetry slam

darfur poet triumphs in international poetry slam

Emtithal Mahmoud,whose family were driven from Sudan by war when she was a child, wins performance...


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welsh language literature tells a local, but...

welsh language literature tells a local, but...

With a relatively small audience,Welsh writing is nonetheless full of energy and invention – and...


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on my radar: hollie mcnish s cultural highlights

on my radar: hollie mcnish s cultural highlights

The poet on the Shambala festival,the magic of Withered Hand, Laura Dudsworth’s Bare Reality and...


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dylan thomas copyright claims thrown out by irish...

dylan thomas copyright claims thrown out by irish...

Man suffers double blow after suing Welsh government over spend of historic images and bringing...


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stephen hawking demonstrates relativity for...

stephen hawking demonstrates relativity for...

Bridget Smith’s film of the physicist reading Sarah Howe’s poem is part of a star-studded...


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a sixth grader writes a book report about the new...

a sixth grader writes a book report about the new...

“Have They speed Out of Provinces Yet? is a novel poem by Calvin Trillin approximately how there...


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nicola sturgeon introduces the new scottish makar,...

nicola sturgeon introduces the new scottish makar,...

‘Gaun yersel!’ writes the novel makar in previously unpublished poem In the Long RunPoetry is...


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ts eliot prize row: is winner too young, beautiful...

ts eliot prize row: is winner too young, beautiful...

Poet Sarah Howe’s 2016 TS Eliot prize win has been questioned by a sexist and sceptical literary...


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rachel mccarthy: the climate change scientist and...

rachel mccarthy: the climate change scientist and...

Inspired by ‘hardcore’ chemistry,the poetry of Met Office scientist Rachel McCarthy has been...


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i love so many people and my love is stretched all...

i love so many people and my love is stretched all...

“I love so many peopleand my love is stretched all across the countrylike yarn and push pinson a...


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a new poet for st davids day: ifor ap glyn...

a new poet for st davids day: ifor ap glyn...

Glyn takes over role from Gillian Clarke and says he expects to employ poetry ‘to celebrate Welsh...


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poem of the week: the gartan mother s lullaby by...

poem of the week: the gartan mother s lullaby by...

Originally written as a folk song,with Herbert Hughes, figures from Irish mythology are used here to...


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the saturday poem: up there

the saturday poem: up there

by John Fuller A complaint from the bodyHow do you live up there,arrogant rebel,On the decorative...


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take our unusually difficult and strange car haiku...

take our unusually difficult and strange car haiku...

A kindly while ago,I made a itsy-bitsy quiz of car-based haikus, and I happened to find the...


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poet returns stephen spender prize after...

poet returns stephen spender prize after...

Dutch poetry site claims Allen Prowle’s translations of Rutger Kopland are ‘blatant...


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my hero: claudia rankine by sandeep parmar

my hero: claudia rankine by sandeep parmar

The Forward prizewinner’s portrait of racism in the US is not just realistic,it captures a poetic...


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eileen myles: people just have to blow it up....

eileen myles: people just have to blow it up....

The New York poet has been writing since the mid-70s but with new fans – like Lena Dunham –...


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the wren boys

the wren boys

A novel Christmas poem by Carol Ann DuffyThe old year,a tear in the eye of time; frost on the...


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poetry trust closure puts aldeburgh poetry...

poetry trust closure puts aldeburgh poetry...

Literature body blames ‘difficult funding situation in the arts’ as it announces restructuring...


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poem of the week: the lay of the trilobite by may...

poem of the week: the lay of the trilobite by may...

A Victorian satire on evolutionary theory cleverly subverts,through a covert feminist argument,...


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twitter ceo offers employees a bold peek into...

twitter ceo offers employees a bold peek into...

Twitter plans to lay off eight percent of its workforce,the bearded Machiavellian at its helm...


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white poet who wrote as yi fen chou reportedly...

white poet who wrote as yi fen chou reportedly...

Family of Chou angered that poet Michael Derrick Hudson,who attended the same tall school in Fort...


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joy harjo wins $100,000 poetry prize

joy harjo wins $100,000 poetry prize

Poet of Muskogee Creek heritage wins Wallace Stevens award from the Academy of American Poets for...


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toxic mother s day poetry

toxic mother s day poetry

The connection ceased at the split of the cord,and faux saccharine exchanged in place of precise...


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poet sarah howe named young writer of the year

poet sarah howe named young writer of the year

Half-Chinese author’s debut collection Loop of Jade,exploring her dual heritage, praised by judges...


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poem of the week: the admiralty by osip...

poem of the week: the admiralty by osip...

A poem about the most pleasing city in the world,and an example of the precise demands of...


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letter: lee harwood was a very fine poet and a...

letter: lee harwood was a very fine poet and a...

I worked very closely with Lee Harwood when he and I were elected chair and treasurer of the Poetry...


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darling, put your brave face on. sometimes, that s...

darling, put your brave face on. sometimes, that s...

“Darling,attach your audacious face on.Sometimes,that’s all you’ll need.attach on your best...


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it s such a big world and there are so many places...

it s such a big world and there are so many places...

“It’s such a big worldand there are so many places and things just waiting for meto touch...


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nicki minaj reading maya angelou s  still i rise ...

nicki minaj reading maya angelou s still i rise ...

Wednesday night,A&E hosted Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, which...


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edinburgh

edinburgh

This is another poem intended for the These,My Streets project. Edinburgh is one of the major...


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do you ever have sad things? not sad people,...

do you ever have sad things? not sad people,...

“Do you ever own unhappy things?Not unhappy people,humans telling you that theyare unhappy (or...


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jones girls   nights over egypt (a tom moulton...

jones girls nights over egypt (a tom moulton...

Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt (A Tom Moulton Mix)Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt (A Tom...


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the magnitude of my sublime existence review -...

the magnitude of my sublime existence review -...

Selima Hill’s latest collection draws on the experience of psychiatric patients, metamorphic...


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waiting for the past by les murray review - matter...

waiting for the past by les murray review - matter...

A transcendental collection creates a lived-in world that is both celebrated and lamented Serious...


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three poems by tania hershman

three poems by tania hershman

Body I saw my mother’s heart nowadays. She pressed up against the machine while,a few feet absent...


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poetry society top prize explores familial discord

poetry society top prize explores familial discord

Eric Berlin wins prestigious award with poem Night Errand,while David Morley takes Ted Hughes prizeA...


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poem of the week: classic hair designs by moya...

poem of the week: classic hair designs by moya...

Fresh,warm light is cast on a familiar scene, as visits to the salon reveal their eternal...


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translation tuesday: from the atlantic grows by...

translation tuesday: from the atlantic grows by...

The fourth in a series on translated work features a poetic investigation of the relationship...


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poem of the week: calling card by tracey herd

poem of the week: calling card by tracey herd

A eulogy for a young writer who died in a car accident aged 22,this brilliant poem refuses mourning...


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poem of the week: vada that by adam lowe

poem of the week: vada that by adam lowe

Street slang gives vivid,swaggering life to this portrait of a young man keeping up his style while...


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the saturday poem: superannuated psychiatrist

the saturday poem: superannuated psychiatrist

by UA FanthorpeOld Scallywag scapegoat has skedaddled,Retired at last to bridge and both kinds of...


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letter: catholicism played a vital part in the...

letter: catholicism played a vital part in the...

Your otherwise excellent obituary of PJ Kavanagh omits a very well-known part of his life and work...


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love and other experiments

love and other experiments

By Billy-Ray Belcourt 1. He told me he was into natives,but he couldn’t love the traumas hidden in...


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all i want for christmas is good hair days and...

all i want for christmas is good hair days and...

“All I want for Christmasis good hair daysand snow flurriesand late morningswith plenty of...


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ts eliot poetry prize shortlist stretches to...

ts eliot poetry prize shortlist stretches to...

Claudia Rankine joins past prize winners and debut authors on a shortlist that encompasses questions...


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what a poetry kerfuffle can teach us about bias

what a poetry kerfuffle can teach us about bias

When you hear someone’s name, it tends to trigger all sorts of biases that color how you perceive...


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patti smith s journey to horses: a timeline

patti smith s journey to horses: a timeline

Patti Smith’s Horses,which turned 40 this week, is such a perfectly formed rock-and-roll artifact...


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to be a poet: a short film about coming to...

to be a poet: a short film about coming to...

Abraham Nouk came to Australia as a Sudanese refugee. He was unable to read,write or speak English....


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poem of the week: what is man? by waldo williams,...

poem of the week: what is man? by waldo williams,...

A Welsh poem,translated by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, uses the form of catechism to gently...


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poem of the week: claimant by dai george

poem of the week: claimant by dai george

An enigmatic narrative approximately a man,whose status seems to shift from verse to verse, reveals...


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poem of the week: in his other house by jee leong...

poem of the week: in his other house by jee leong...

Exile brings severance,but it can also bring confidence: moving from Singapore to New York enabled...


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tongan poet loa niumeitolus: when we tell

tongan poet loa niumeitolus: when we tell

I know English was brought by White people to our country. But when WE speak it,when we slur that...


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poem of the week: jasper by tony conran

poem of the week: jasper by tony conran

A wedding gift in verse,this is a warm celebration of art and craft, friendship and...


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poem of the week: skins by patience agbabi

poem of the week: skins by patience agbabi

In this ‘spoken word sestina’ with sexual,racial and social overtones, Agbabi plays with shifts...


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the anchored terset: can you write a poem in three...

the anchored terset: can you write a poem in three...

A radically condensed form of poetry,using just three words, is being piloted for National Libraries...


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you are a mountain today. climb me! you yell. i...

you are a mountain today. climb me! you yell. i...

“you are a mountain nowadays.climb me!you yell.I dare you!you are a mountain,menacingand strongand...


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letter: lee harwood s telling sense of humour

letter: lee harwood s telling sense of humour

The poet Lee Harwood had a telling sense of humour. We once shared lively gig in a Guildford theatre...


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letter: as a schoolboy pj kavanagh prayed to st...

letter: as a schoolboy pj kavanagh prayed to st...

PJ Kavanagh once considered becoming a monk but decided he liked girls too much. As a schoolboy he...


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