Shropshire-based poet, writer and educator Jean Atkin is the author of two previously published collections from Indigo Dreams, How Time is in Fields (2019) The Bicycles of Ice and Salt (2021 ..read more

The last time I saw Richie McCaffery read was at Aldeburgh poetry festival at Snape Maltings, more than 10 years ago, with fellow up-and-coming poets such as Kim Moore. On Sunday he was reading in mor ..read more

And Eileen Beers is a firm believer in keeping up tradition. After all, she won the overall dialect spoken word tro ..read more

The title of this anthology, curated by poetry lovers Jeremy Corbyn and his old union pal ... Johnson was partial to the odd limerick himself ..read more

The Delaval family were notorious for their theatricals, wild parties and practical jokes, putting up guests in upside-down bedrooms, and organising contests for the locals that in ..read more

Taking his cue from the concluding stanza of ‘Adlestrop’ by Edward Thomas, “All the birds / Of Oxford... (Indigo Dreams, 2018) and (The High Window, 2021). His poems have appeared widely in magazines and anthologies and he has achieved success in many competitions.  ..read more

There are poetry night comperes that embrace the limelight, and there are other comperes who can’t help being the centre of attention, even if they’re not trying to be. Donald Jenkins, MC of the eclectic Born Lippy monthly event in Newcastle, combining poetry, comedy, hip-hop and “all things wordy”, belongs in that latter category. He opened proceedings by bounding around the stage, performing his ..read more

Take a Bronze Age burial site, add a tsunami from Norway that saw off Doggerland, fossilised tree stumps, and tales of Grace Darling. Plus wonderful birds making the most of a reclaimed opencast mine ..read more

“From my own experience as a poetry tutor for many years, it is clear that most writers have little awareness of the skill and stamina involved in crafting a poem.” That j ..read more

This appealing anthology from Offa’s Press taps into this enduring interest and warmth of feeling. It was derived fro ..read more