Set on a croft in Assynt, the new verse novella from Jim Carruth is a multi-layered exploration of a troubled mother-daughter relationship, writes Roger Cox ...

And our playlist features pianola recordings from Rex Lawson, alongside a reading from HG Wells's Tono-Bungay in which the ...

ON SATURDAY February 14 2026, in Stockton, in collaboration with our colleagues in Germany, Italy and Spain, and with the support of The Olive Branch pub in Stockton-on-Tees, we marked the anniversary ...

A new collection of Mahadevi Varma’s prose writings, ‘Portraits from Memory’ translated by Ruth Vanita, reveals her as a seasoned, unhurried observer of people ...

Blessed are those who have survived long enough to grow into new people, to surpass their past selves.

Pattern poetry (known variously as figure poem, shaped verse, visual poetry, concrete poetry, and carmen figuratum) is a form of poetry that may be easily recognized due to the arrangement of its ...

As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

There is no Dutch tradition as cherished as the Sinterklaas poem (well, except perhaps Zwarte Piet). But, what is this mysterious sinterklaasgedicht — and how do you write one? If it’s your first ...

45 Poems About Nature That Reveal the Beauty of Our World As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love ...

Poetry is more than an art form. It is a lineage of healing. Our communities have long used rhythm, story, and verse to transform pain into wisdom. In every language and every tradition, we have ...