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Two poems by John Gohorry
Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash Lines in rock Words say waters flow rocks weather ferns wither winds blow times go – Kathleen Raine, ‘Night […]
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‘Santa Maria del Popolo’ – a poem by Olivia Hodgson
Santa Maria del Popolo They are listening underfoot here, filigree-tongued and built with bones crowding from centuries of faltering tombs. Childhood compels me to lift the […]
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‘Patwá’ – a poem by Gary Jude
Patwá When I was a young boy, Sundays spoke a strange tongue: Jesus and his gang of bells, the cry of the rag’n bone man clip-clopping […]
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Two poems by Ruth Beddow
Arrival I. Julie shouts from her second-floor window I HAVE THE COUNCIL ON SPEED DIAL IF YOU CAUSE ANY TROUBLE and this plastic-clad pile becomes home. […]
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After Catullus – three versions by Peter Jenkins
The bridge above the station – After Catullus 5 Hunger on their lips for living, for loving, they disregard the looks of strict old men and […]
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Larkin Stateside: implicit dialogues between the poetries of Joshua Mehigan and Philip Larkin
Matthew Stewart From the perspective of English critics, poets and readers, it’s impossible to separate Philip Larkin’s qualities as a poet from his country of origin. He’s such […]
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‘Talking at Breakfast’ – a poem by William Wootten
The below poem is taken from William Wootten’s new pamphlet, Looking at the Horsemen, published by New Walk Editions on 4th May. On the same day, it will […]
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‘Learning About Constellations’ – a poem by Saddiq Dzukogi
Poetry And, the much-loved public events series at King’s chaired by Professor of Poetry Ruth Padel, is teaming up with the Obsidian Foundation – a new foundation for […]
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Four Bal Maidens – a sequence by Morag Smith
– Bal Maiden I – Morning Rain ‘I ain’t complaining’ she hugs herself in the thin light before the sun is properly up A chilly […]
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‘Swimming Lessons’ – a poem by Ariana Benson
Poetry And, the much-loved public events series at King’s chaired by Professor of Poetry Ruth Padel, is teaming up with the Obsidian Foundation – a new foundation for Black […]
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Two poems by Ion Corcos
A Magpie on a Downpipe I sweep white blossoms from the path, hard bristles unbending on each stroke; it is not till months later, when the […]
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‘In Concert’ – a poem by Tamar Yoseloff
Picture credit: Stephen Wells In Concert We were sitting in a crowded hall, waiting for the lights to dim – before the halls were emptied – […]
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‘Chocolate Factory’ – a poem by Peter Robinson
Chocolate Factory for Andrew McDonald Like a natural outsider over listed cobblestones to this once mews-like stable block, then chocolate factory, hence its name, on […]
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New Foundation & Poetry Retreat Launched for Black Poets
Poetry And, the much-loved public events series at King’s chaired by Professor of Poetry Ruth Padel, is teaming up with the Obsidian Foundation – a new foundation for […]
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The Poem Not Taken: Robert Frost and the inaugural tradition that isn’t
Rick de Villiers The sun shines on nothing new, saith the Preacher (and Samuel Beckett after him). But what if, on 21 January 1961, it hadn’t? What […]
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Two poems by Ross Wilson
Vital Organs ICU, Easter, 2020 An outsider looking in might imagine they were seeing the interior of a space ship; ventilators, dialysis machines, monitors surrounded […]
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Poems from ‘The Conversation’ by Jo Burns and Emily Cooper
Emily and Jo write: “What follows is a six-poem sequence taken from the manuscript of a collaborative poetry collection, The Conversation. This collection follows a conversation held between three […]
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‘Dates with the Fates’ – a short sequence by Andew Neilson
Dates with the Fates i) Clotho Her last date? Some chump called Pelops. She gave him the cold shoulder. With her men, she […]
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Cosmo Davenport-Hines Poetry Prize: 2020 winners
Alice Oldacre On Being Here When you Ought to be There When bent under absent weight you tend to wander, walking on the telephone, wise […]
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‘Cakes by Carol’ – a poem by Naima Rashid
Cakes by Carol It brought a strange comfort; somewhere in the folds of fondant she felt she had stowed away dreams she had held on to […]