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In Conversation

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We need to pay attention to those who are calling it like they see it

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to James Conor Patterson about the four-way auction over his debut collection with Picador, the real Newry and why poetry is capturing the zeitgeist

Continue readingWe need to pay attention to those who are calling it like they see it
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We want everyone to feel they can come and join our poetry party!

In Conversation: Stuart Bartholomew talks to The Friday Poem

Continue readingWe want everyone to feel they can come and join our poetry party!
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My general approach is to question the norm

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Les Robinson about finding new poets, writing blurbs, and the usefulness (or not) of poetry reviews

Continue readingMy general approach is to question the norm
black and white head and shoulders photo of Amy Wack looking directly into the camera

Literature is larger than a single set of people or the taste of one editor

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Amy Wack, Poetry Editor at Seren Books, about finding new poets, funding under austerity, and what it's like to be a poetry gatekeeper

Continue readingLiterature is larger than a single set of people or the taste of one editor
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Poetry editors have a love/hate relationship with poetry

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

Continue readingPoetry editors have a love/hate relationship with poetry
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