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from Oodle to Mashing
Bruno Cooke reviews ‘Farewell Tour’ by Stefan Mohamed (Verve, 2022)
Sep 1
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The Friday Poem
August 2026
You are the player. Wake up.
Inigo Brodie writes about slaying the Ender Dragon in Minecraft, the story behind the End Poem, and how sometimes poetry isn’t an option, it’s the only…
Aug 28
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A simple tree rooted in a quiet dream
Helena Nelson considers the pros and cons of Tree Poetry.
Aug 21
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Punk Poetry – bitten the dust or alive and well?
Hilary Menos looks back at the poets who embodied the spirit of punk in the 1970s and 80s and asks where is the punk spirit today?
Aug 14
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What are poets really after?
Helena Nelson considers the pros and cons of the ‘after’ epigraph, poetry’s exclusive codes, and the necessary art of bluffing.
Aug 7
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July 2026
What’s lost and found and lost again
Annie Fisher review 'Forgetfulness' by Ian Seed (Shearsman, 2026).
Jul 31
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These moments which may seem ordinary are the most precious
Khadija Rouf reviews 'The Age of Olive Trees' by Haia Mohammed (Out-Spoken Press, 2025)
Jul 24
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Qualified people are here to do the heavy lifting
Three Friday Poems from our Archive for you, from Kate Hendry, Natalie Shaw and Matthew Paul.
Jul 17
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Dancing inside a carnival of language
John Agard has won the CLiPPA (Centre for Literary in Primary Education Poetry Award) for the third time. Annie Fisher and Hilary Menos say…
Jul 10
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The song of all the seas
Annie Fisher and Hilary Menos discuss the five shortlisted books for the 2026 CLiPPA prize for children’s poetry.
Jul 3
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June 2026
One kid looking on in wonder
Matthew Stewart explores Ben Wilkinson’s poetic development and looks at his new collection, 'Same Difference' (Seren, 2022)
Jun 27
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The outsider who writes from within
Matthew Stewart examines the work of Michael Laskey
Jun 27
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