‘What is the language using us for?’
Helena Nelson reviews Isdal by Susannah Dickey (Picador, 2023)
Helena Nelson reviews Isdal by Susannah Dickey (Picador, 2023)
Helena Nelson considers the pros and cons of Tree Poetry
Helena Nelson considers the pros and cons of the ‘after’ epigraph, poetry’s exclusive codes, and the necessary art of bluffing
Helena Nelson reviews The Big Calls by Glyn Maxwell (Live Canon, 2023)
Helena Nelson reviews The Arctic by Don Paterson (Faber, 2022)
Helena Nelson reviews Imperium by Jay Gao (Carcanet, 2022)
Is there such a thing as the competition poem? And, if there is, how do you write it? The Frip talks to Ian Duhig, Helena Nelson and Christopher James to find out
In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Helena Nelson about the future of poetry publishing, the cult of personality and where to find good poetry today