Fires, is an exquisite work by Deryn Rees-Jones with images by Charlotte Hodes. It is hard to pin down exactly what Fires is. You might call it a long poem, a lyric essay or a collage of ideas about the nature of poetry.
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What they left behind
Thinking of all friends in Japan today (August 6th) a very difficult seventy fifth anniversary day. I wrote this poem … More
Dollies: an animation by Carina Barber
For this final example of design work based on my poems by NTU Graphic Design students, I have chosen an … More
Testing the Water
A delightful short poem film by Maria Vidal
Squid Squad by Matthew Welton
Here’s a review of Matthew Welton’s vibrant new collection Squid Squad: A Novel, which I wrote recently for the Nottingham … More
Suggested Poetry and Science reading
One of my absolute favourite poets is Miroslav Holub who was not only a world class poet but an eminent … More
Let’s talk about Poetry and Science
This week Pippa Hennessy, Chris Jones and I are putting the finishing touches to our Poetry and Science event which … More
Closed World
I wrote Closed World many years ago as a result of playing around with ideas about found texts and revisiting … More
Young Poets’ Stories
Young Poets’ Stories is a new research project led by Associate Professor of Education Dr Sue Dymoke at NTU, working … More
Listen to the Light
Taking the lead from John Harvey, I also want to share a poem with you. It’s not new but perhaps … More
