Hooks and Visions: Sylvia Plath and Me
Poet Sarah Corbett takes a break from her role as producer and director of the Sylvia Plath Literary Festival to talk about what first drew her to Plath's work
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Uncharted territory
Helena Nelson reviews Imperium by Jay Gao (Carcanet, 2022)
This barter of enthusiasm 2
Matthew Stewart, Annie Fisher and Christopher James choose funny-serious poems by Maria Taylor, Luke Kennard and Billy Collins
Forester
by Vera Lynch — The local news adored it / A female forester! / Our very own lumberJill! / I smiled patiently // Laughed along / Answered their questions / I've always loved being outdoors (true) / I've always enjoyed working with men (false)
We punch above our weight and compete with the big five
The Friday Poem talks to Zoë Brigley and Rhian Edwards, the new Poetry Editors at Seren Books
Candle flowered kingdoms around the Black Sea
Carl Tomlinson reviews England's Green by Zaffar Kunial (Faber, 2022)
Limited only by things unseen
Richie McCaffery reviews Hex and Other Poems by Shane McCrae (Bad Betty, 2022)
Tulipa Ingens
by Oliver Comins — Once again, the tulips have been immense this year, / having the appearance of beanstalks when viewed / through the ground floor windows. From our loft, / on the second floor, you could reach out and touch / their sail-like petals
Gathering flowers
In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson, founders and editors of digital poetry journal Bad Lilies
Hydra heads of rebellions
Matthew Stewart reviews The Kentish Rebellion by Robert Selby (Shoestring, 2022)
The wasp in the fig’s tissue, sharp as a slice of paper
Bruno Cooke reviews Stephen the Phlebotomist by Nadia Lines (Nine Pens, 2022)