Features

Black and white photograph of Picasso and Éluard in conversation.

Picasso, ici, je te vois, et je te nomme

Rowan Bell on the relationship between artist Picasso and poet Paul Éluard

Clint Eastwood in full cowboy regalia standing in front of a road sign saying 'Welcome to Kent'.

This barter of enthusiasm 6

Andrew Neilson, Emma Simon and Jonathan Davidson choose favourite poems by Roddy Lumsden, Lorraine Mariner and Kit Wright

Three piles of stones on the seashore. Five stones, seven stones, and then five stones. Haiku innit.

What I think about when I think about English-Language Haiku

On form, spirit and resonance: an essay with three commentaries by Matthew Paul

Close up photo of Diane Seuss' face. She looks intensely at the camera, heavy dark eyeshadow frames her eyes.

I drove all the way to Cape Disappointment

Rachel Burns takes a close look at the opening poem of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss

A collage showing many images — a clenched fist, a skull and crossbones, a pair of handcuffs, a tortoise? and others, you get the idea. There is also scrawled text, such as 'Use your voice' and 'Stop the attacks'

Strength in symbols – and silence

Bruno Cooke meets Santo Niña, the Filipino poet, journalist and activist who uses poetry and social media to give voice to the voiceless

Photo of Kim Moore with a purple track suit style top. She has red hair and she is leaning against a tree.

Poetry and Everyday Sexism

We talk to Kim Moore about her recent Forward prize-winning poetry collection and her new collection of lyric essays

A still from the 2D block game Minecraft. A small figure with a sword is running towards a large dragon ... One way or another it's going to be carnage.

You are the player. Wake up.

Inigo Brodie on the story behind the Minecraft End Poem, and how sometimes poetry is the only option

We see the back of a young girl standing on the stage at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. She is wearing a denim jacket and her arms are outstretched.

Choose a poem, learn it by heart, share it out loud

Julie Blake, co-founder of Poetry By Heart, talks about the benefits of learning poetry, the joys of performance, and the Poetry By Heart national poetry speaking competition

Photos by Sam Strickland

A photograph showing Reg Varney sitting in his London bus.If you're old enough you'll remember 'On the buses'. "That's made my day that has, that's really made my day."

This barter of enthusiasm 5

Matthew Paul, Charlotte Gann and Rory Waterman choose poems by Geoff Hattersley, Kathy Pimlott and Wendy Cope

Close up of text on Elizabeth Bishop's gravestone. Under her name It says "All the untidy activity continues, awful but cheerful"

All Quite Thoroughly Dirty (Part Two)

Alan Buckley continues his close reading of ‘Filling Station’ by Elizabeth Bishop (Part Two)

A woman holding a microphone. She is on stage with some funky purple and blue lighting.

This is for the poets

Bruno Cooke says the new Forward Prize category for Best Single Poem – Performed shows that the literary establishment is finally starting to take an interest in Spoken Word Poetry

Black and white photo showing Elizabeth Bishop standing in front of some rocks.

All Quite Thoroughly Dirty

Alan Buckley looks at ‘Filling Station’ by Elizabeth Bishop (Part One)