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Review: Magnetic Field by Simon Armitage

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Summer 2021 – Quick Course Guide

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Round-up of Pamphlets by Simon, Menos, and On

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Review: Round-up of Pamphlets by Papachristodoulou, Baker, and Birnie

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Between Translation and Creation: Getting inspired by Chinese Art and Films

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Dialogues in Dwelling

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Poetry Beyond Semantics: Broken and Unbroken Code

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Aesthetica Creative Writing Award - apply for free entry!

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Surviving the Future: Harnessing your Apocalypse Anxiety

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Poetry Books of the Year 2020

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Review: Magnetic Field by Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage first referenced Marsden, West Yorkshire, in his inaugural collection Zoom! (1989). Over 30 years later, with Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems, we’re taken there once again. The poems are like cardinal directions, pointing back to the landscape and inviting readers to gather in a geographical amphitheatre. As with many poets, the childhood home…

Posted in Blog 5 days ago by Kate Simpson
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Dark Canadee – Pt. 1

We are pleased to share with you all the First Voyage of Dark Canadaee. Dark Canadee, is a twisted poetry fantasy, set in an alternative Canada Water, and tailor-made by T.S. Eliot Prize-nominated Glyn Maxwell for the times in which we find ourselves. The project takes the form of a serial literary fiction where, each…

Posted in Blog 2 weeks ago by Poetry School
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Summer 2021 – Quick Course Guide

It may be cold outside, but we have our eyes set on warm and sunny Summer! Our Summer 2021 Term is now live and we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors and courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Below is our handy Quick Course Guide, where you’ll find…

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Round-up of Pamphlets by Simon, Menos, and On

The Poetry Business Competition has a great record of giving us exciting new work. These three winners – ranging from the accessible, witty, and moving poems of Emma Simon, through the powerful tale of a son’s kidney transplant in Hilary Menos’s Human Tissue to the intriguing new voice represented in Nick On’s Zhou – offer…

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Jonathan Edwards
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Review: Round-up of Pamphlets by Papachristodoulou, Baker, and Birnie

An interesting poetic constellation in this triad of new pamphlets; each has similarities to the others, but there are marked differences too. Elaine Baker’s Winter with Eva (V. Press) and Astra Papachristodoulou’s Stargazing (Guillemot Press) in particular are poles apart in formal and narrative strategies, and many readers may have a distinct preference for one…

Posted in Blog 4 weeks ago by Sarah Law
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