The Frip

How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood
Scott Peeples on the weary-but-wise image of Edgar Allan Poe

Inside fire what you get is fire
Victoria Moul reviews Heritage Aesthetics by Anthony Anaxagorou (Granta, 2022)

This barter of enthusiasm 7
Stephen Payne, Clare Best ands Jeremy Wikeley choose poems by Geoffrey Brock, Mark Doty and W.H. Auden

On Trying To Notice Joy
Polly Atkin on her love of tea, Teaism, and what Leila Chatti's poem 'Tea' means to her

Finishing mummy’s pictures
Rachael Matthews reviews The Illustrated Woman by Helen Mort (Chatto & Windus, 2022)

Two pamphlets that sing together
Isabelle Thompson reviews I Hate to Be the One to Tell You This by Zoë Walkington (Smith|Doorstop, 2023) and Past Tense Future Imperfect by Jon Miller (Smith|Doorstop, 2023)

punk ballet. Act 1. / there is more to come
Bruno Cooke profiles Bristol-based poet, writer, performer, and slam champion, Vanessa Kisuule
Photograph of Vanessa Kisuule by Jon Aitken
Photograph of Vanessa Kisuule by Jon Aitken

I am cobalt and cherry pulp lyric
Tim Murphy reviews VISIONS & FEED by Maria Sledmere (HVTN Press, 2022)

Lots wider inside than it looks
Stephen Payne reviews The Nature Thief by Henry Walters (The Waywiser Press, 2022)

Crossing the Line: Walking in the Cheviots with Dante
Stewart Sanderson considers the notion of 'crossing the line' in poetry while walking his beloved Cheviot hills

You are less separate than you imagine
Charlotte Gann reviews The Hopeful Hat by Carole Satyamurti (Bloodaxe, 2023)

To walk, move the ground backwards
Mat Riches reviews Spider Time by William Gilson (Wayleave Press, 2022)