Gone Too Soon: Gil Scott-Heron

Gone Too Soon: Gil Scott-Heron

19.10.2012
When asking people to reminisce for 40 minutes about a close friend they lost just last year, you are led to the most honest expressions...
The Serpentine Gallery's Memory Marathon

The Serpentine Gallery's Memory Marathon

18.10.2012
For the past seven years, the Serpentine Gallery Marathon series has been an enlightening and thought-provoking contribution to the art...
What Kind Of Week Has It Been? 19th October, 2012

What Kind Of Week Has It Been? 19th October, 2012

18.10.2012
"I have lived in important places, times when great events were decided", claimed the Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh. Some weeks, I get exactly...

Peace Camps of Multicultural Britain

13.10.2012
The challenges of multiculturalism and inclusiveness are constantly being transformed in Britain at various levels, and also because the...
No More Page 3 Campaigners Get Poetic: Are You Convinced? (VIDEO)

No More Page 3 Campaigners Get Poetic: Are You Convinced? (VIDEO)

Alice E. Vincent  12.10.2012
The No More Page 3 campaign has so far attracted thousands of signatures, and now it has inspired some poetry, too. The project, which...

You Don't Need to Live in a Garage to Write Great Poetry. Q&A with publishing magnet, poet and tree lover Felix Dennis

9.10.2012
Dennis himself is the ultimate dispeller of this baseless myth; he was already one of Britain's richest men when his acclaimed, eloquently...
Who's Reading Who? Our Favourite YouTube Poetry Readings

Who's Reading Who? Our Favourite YouTube Poetry Readings

3.10.2012
Poetry on the page is one thing, but all literature lovers know that poems are made to be read out loud. Thankfully, with the invention...
Poets On Poetry: The 50 Greatest Quotes

Poets On Poetry: The 50 Greatest Quotes

3.10.2012
What makes a good poem? How the hell can I write one? And even if I did - what's the point!? All valid questions, particularly on National...
Ruth Padel Exclusive Poem For National Poetry Day: 'Care Of The Voice'

Ruth Padel Exclusive Poem For National Poetry Day: 'Care Of The Voice'

3.10.2012
Care Of The Voice by Ruth Padel I’m working on Care of the Voice in the kitchen
 when you come in from packing. 'An observer
 in...

Vote In Our Online Poetry Slam

3.10.2012
UPDATE: Your winner at the end of National Poetry Day, with 42.5% of the vote, was James Bunting. Expect to see more from James on Huffington...

Who the Real Young Poets Are

2.10.2012
Ask anyone who considers poetry to be more than Wordsworth who the current poets they admire are and you'd be hard pushed to find anyone...
'The Heart Feels A Languid Grief' - How Centuries Of Poets Have Described Autumn

'The Heart Feels A Languid Grief' - How Centuries Of Poets Have Described Autumn

28.09.2012
The seasons have long been a source of inspiration for poets and writers and there are plenty of verses about what's currently going on...
Happy Birthday, T.S. Eliot! The Poet's Life In Quotes, Letters And Photos

Happy Birthday, T.S. Eliot! The Poet's Life In Quotes, Letters And Photos

Alice E. Vincent  25.09.2012
Today would have been T.S. Eliot's birthday. The poet, who was best known for creating Possum's Book Of Practical Cats, as well as modernist...
Twitter and the Art of Brevity

Twitter and the Art of Brevity

18.09.2012
At the beginning of the 21st Century, brevity is back in vogue. Twitter is an extension of Hemingway's challenge to anyone brave enough...