‘How to’ Poetry — Part Two
We review books on poetry from Fly on the Wall Press and Smith|Doorstop
Features
‘How To’ Poetry — Part One
We review books on poetry from Nine Arches Press and Roger Robinson
Poetry on social media: riding the wave
Bruno Cooke looks at three poets who successfully integrate social media into their poetic method
Castaway Companions
Helen Evans chooses poems by Mary Oliver, William Stafford and Marie Howe, plus Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Kathryn Maris and Rebecca Elson
The air is full of love
Bruno Cooke checks out a Lyrical Lunacy poetry open mic night in Bangkok
In Conversation with Ryan Van Winkle
We talk to Ryan Van Winkle, the new Artistic Director for StAnza
Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus
Sam Dolbear and Adam Green look at some 9th century examples of "pattern poetry"
Castaway Companions
Sarah Leavesley chooses poems by Matthew Arnold, Jacques Prévert and Lorine Niedecker
Staring an instant out of the dark
Cliff Yates treats us to a tour of his poetry bookshelf
‘Next time you dive’ (or How to play a poem)
Jon Stone takes a deep dive into how he approaches a poem
Castaway Companions
Jill Abram chooses poems by Edward Lear, Lemn Sissay and Jacqueline Saphra to take to her desert island
Uncomfortable Bedfellows – Criminal Psychology and Writing Poetry
Zoë Walkington on how she managed to merge her two identities as poet and psychologist