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

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

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

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire
Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together
