Unpack a poem

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

I drove all the way to Cape Disappointment
Rachel Burns takes a close look at the opening poem of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss

Down in the soily waters
Natalie Shaw gives us a close reading of the poem 'Maybe; maybe not' by Denise Riley

We can never be passengers any more
Alan Buckley gives us his close reading of the poem 'The Walkers' by John Glenday

With a pink and a pink and a pinkie-pick
Unpack a Poem: Steven Lovatt on 'The Loaf' by Paul Muldoon

My boy is painting outer space
Unpack a poem: Ben Wilkinson on 'The Circle' by Don Paterson

Ticking its own wild time
Tony Curtis on 'In the Theatre' by Dannie Abse, a poem which changed his life as a writer
Photo credit and copyright Amit Lennon
Photo credit and copyright Amit Lennon

After the first phase, after the great fall
In the first of a new series of close readings, Hilary Menos unpacks the poem ‘Incredible’ by Simon Armitage