poetry
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’
Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie

Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie
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
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
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
‘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
Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family

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

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times
Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

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’

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

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear
Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
