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Close up of the feet of two dancers, their shadow stretching out on the purple-lit floor

July 5, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘All Souls’ Saturday Night’ by Carol Rumens

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘All Souls’ Saturday Night’ by Carol Rumens from her collection ‘Animal People’.

Shadow of a child sitting with their arms and legs outstretched on top of someone's shoulders

June 28, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘A Grandfather Dancing with a Child on his Shoulders’ by Robert Walton

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘A Grandfather Dancing with a Child on his Shoulders’ by Robert Walton from his collection ‘Sax Burglar Blues’.

Photo of the statue of liberty surrounded by morning mist.

June 21, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘Nursery Tales’ by Caroline Smith

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Nursery Tales’ by Caroline Smith from her collection ‘The Immigration Handbook’.

Photo of a stone statue depicting a Sumo wrestler beneath a flowering blossom tree.

June 7, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘I Phone You From the Sumo’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘I phone you from the Sumo’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke from her collection ‘Boom!’.

This cover shows a dark Renaissance-style painting of a woman with paint peeling away over her face and body. The text reads: Strange Husbandry, Lorcan Black

June 5, 2024

Strange Husbandry by Lorcán Black is a PBS Autumn Recommendation

We’re delighted that Lorcán Black’s forthcoming collection ‘Strange Husbandry’ is a Poetry Book Society Autumn Recommendation for 2024.

Photo of a crumpled white duvet

May 31, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘Chink’ by Siobhán Campbell

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Chink’ by Siobhán Campbell from her collection ‘Heat Signature’.

View of the sun and moon seen over the curvature of the earth

May 24, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘Sun, Earth and Moon scale model (Oxford Natural History Museum)’ by Glyn Edwards

To celebrate ‘In Orbit’ by Glyn Edwards making the shortlist for Wales Book of the Year 2024, this week’s Friday Poem is Glyn’s poem ‘Sun, Earth and Moon scale model (Oxford Natural History Museum)’.

Copy of Whaling laid out against a wood effect background

May 22, 2024

Nathan Munday shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize

Congratulations to Nathan Munday whose debut novel ‘Whaling’ has been shortlisted for the Society of Authors Betty Trask Prize.

Photo of an Orca poking its head above the waves against an orange sunset

May 17, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘How Animals Grieve’ by Kathryn Bevis

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘How Animals Grieve’ by Kathryn Bevis from her collection ‘The Butterfly House’.

Kathryn Bevis is white woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She is wearing a blue beanie hat and a purple scarf and is looking at the camera and smiling.

May 15, 2024

Kathryn Bevis Obituary

We are very sorry to hear the news that Kathryn Bevis has passed away. Knowing and working with Kathryn was an honour and a pleasure and the entire team sends their heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.

Cover of In Orbit by Glyn Edwards shown with a sticker reading Shortlist 2024.

May 13, 2024

Glyn Edwards shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year

We’re delighted to share that In Orbit by poet Glyn Edwards has been shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2024.

Calf licking the fingers of a vet

May 10, 2024

Friday Poem – ‘All this accumulation of knowledge’ by Ilse Pedler

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘All this accumulation of knowledge’ by Ilse Pedler from her collection ‘Auscultation’.

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