Poetry Place and Inspire Poetry Festival

Poetry Place exhibition opens 18th Sept at Mansfield Central Library. Poetry Place workshops 25th Sept and 9th October at Edwinstowe Library.

Publications update…

Raceme reviews and poem In its spring/summer edition the Bristol-based journal Raceme published a new poem ‘Across Colne Water’ along … More

Connecting on National Writing Day

It’s National Writing Day today (June 23rd) so take a moment, take part and write wherever you are. Head over … More

Poetry Place free poetry writing workshops: new dates added

Poetry Place free writing workshops on Miner2Major Sherwood Forest Region. New dates added: https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/whats-on/events/poetry-place-writing-archive-photography-sherwood-forest-area-online-workshop-2/

Spring Learning

This poem was written last spring as streets fell silent and we peered out warily. It was one of very … More

Translating Kazakh poetry

Last week I participated in a collaborative Kazakh poetry translation workshop run by the Poetry Translation Centre. The evening was great fun and I learned a good deal about Kazakh language and poetry.

Science and Poetry: Atomic poems

Last week I participated in a fascinating online event to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2020. It was organised by Junction … More

Vision: some favourite poems for NPD

Happy National Poetry Day 2020 everyone. I hope you are feeling excited and nurtured by all the poetry treats that are winging your way today – and that you can store some of them up to see you through these difficult autumn days. The theme of this year’s NPD is ‘Vision’ which is a lovely subject, open to many different interpretations. Here are some of my personal favourites on that broad theme…

Fires: Deryn Rees-Jones

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.