Moniza Alvi’s new book-length poem At The Time of Partition (Bloodaxe) was the first book I bought last month from…
Poems about Gardens
Come and listen to poems about gardens at The Great Outdoors event in Lowdham this Saturday (12th October) We will…
Waves of Holiday Poems | And Other Poems
New Wave of poems It’s good to be part of the ‘New Wave’. Thanks to Josephine Corcoran for putting together…
August 1, 2013
August 1, 2013. via August 1, 2013. Your summer poetry reading has just arrived! Click above and dip into poet…
Poetry changes lives (1)
The last intense month has been filled with poets a-plenty, including discoveries of wonderful new writers but, sadly, no time…
Mother Tongue, Other Tongue
Mother Tongue, Other Tongue Launches in London – News – Poetry Translation Centre. This sounds like a brilliant poetry competition…
Making Poetry Matter
Originally posted on Making Poetry Matter:
Advance copies of the very handsome edition of Making Poetry Matter (published by Bloomsbury) are now winging their…
Iron Press at 40
A terrific line-up of poets, musicians and prose writers, orchestrated by the indomitable Peter Mortimer, appeared at Iron Press’s 40th birthday knees…
From Dissections To Depositions, Poets’ Second Jobs : NPR
From Dissections To Depositions, Poets’ Second Jobs : NPR. A fascinating introduction to some US poets’ other jobs.
Poems and Greenhouses
As I’m now the proud owner of a lovely wooden greenhouse, I’ve been thinking about poems and greenhouses. The two…