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 »
The Song of Arachnid Webs are small and spacious as simplicity,See-through as a summer’s day, old-fashioned as A slip of butter-muslin, girlhood’s own, orA cotton hanky. We are poor predators, love to... Read more »
This Year Her Present wasn’t a book —my shelves sag under the weight of volumesshe’s given me over the last two decadessince I moved from Ukraine to Ireland; wasn’t a dress —she... Read more »
I married my wife in October 2022 and, in the lead-up, it was obviously my job to source the wedding poems. I have published seven poetry collections, I read poetry every day,... Read more »
The actor reads a poem in memory of her grandmother “Bubbles”, who “always had a sense of play”. The film is part of a series to mark Celebration Day 2025 – a... Read more »