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Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Letter to My Younger Self

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke writes to his younger self about poetry, sartorial autonomy, and becoming a ‘modern day Cyrano de Bergerac’

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Literature

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

Trailblazing writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah has died aged 65, leaving behind a “joyful legacy” of art and activism

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Poetry

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

The Big Issue contributor introduces Transmissions, his first collection of poetry and artwork

Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy’s Deborah Alma
poetry

Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy’s Deborah Alma

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
Letter to my Younger Self

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family

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Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’
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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
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Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities
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Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times
Churches

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times

Patterflash by Adam Lowe review: Acrobatic and winking poems of queer life
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Patterflash by Adam Lowe review: Acrobatic and winking poems of queer life

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’
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Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear
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Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire
Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together
Books

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic
Book reviews

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic

Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
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Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’

Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’
Books

Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Book review

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Book reviews

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
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Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

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Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’
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Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’

John Bird: Let poetry be the answer to these troubled political times
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John Bird: Let poetry be the answer to these troubled political times