poetry
Poet Rowan McCabe didn’t know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
Poet Rowan McCabe didn’t know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
In early 2019, Rowan McCabe quit his job facilitating an after-school club to become the world’s first door-to-door poet
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Sometimes it really is better than diazepam to sing along to ‘I Am What I Am’ while in close proximity to goat’s cheese
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
Robin Ince is making the finding of joy a relentless preoccupation
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
Labour’s benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
Labour’s benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy’s Deborah Alma
Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy’s Deborah Alma
Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’
Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities
Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities
Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times
