So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin (Spiral House, £13.99)The title of this final book, sent to her publisher in January 2018, a week before she died, might look ironic,... Read more »
So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin (Spiral House, £13.99)The title of this final book, sent to her publisher in January 2018, a week before she died, might look ironic,... Read more »
48Kg by Batool Abu Akleen, translated by the poet, with Graham Liddel, Wiam El-Tamami, Cristina Viti and Yasmin Zaher (Tenement, £17.50) This remarkable debut by a 20-year-old Palestinian, born and raised in... Read more »
On 20 October 2023, Hiba Abu Nada, a Palestinian poet and novelist, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on her home in Khan Younis, Gaza. New Republic 1. I grant you refuge... Read more »
When Raymond Antrobus was a child, he writes in his new book, The Quiet Ear, his father would call him “white” when he was drunk, and “black” when he was sober. “White”... Read more »
One morning in February last year, I received an urgent call from the journalist Paul Burston, alerting me to alarming recent social media posts by a mutual friend, the poet and former model Max... Read more »
Michael Morpurgo to recite Vivaldi-inspired poetry at inaugural Cornwall festival | Michael Morpurgo
The author Sir Michael Morpurgo has spoken of the importance of taking the arts to places off the beaten track as he prepares for a recital of new poetry inspired by Vivaldi... Read more »
Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their four-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, has died aged 49. Gibson’s death was announced... Read more »
Poem in which I’m a transnational drug smuggler The guy in front of me is told to remove his leg. He unscrewsit and places it in the tub with his luggage. We... Read more »