Utterly haunting – “Dying / Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well”. ‘Lady Lazarus’, which features in ‘Ariel’, was published after her death in 1965. Much of her work was intensely produced in a creative burst after finding out that her husband, Ted Hughes, was had an affair. The continuing tone of […]Read More
Angela Innes’ eloquently spoken poetry resonates with many as she covers a wide variety of poetic topics. ‘Wildfire’ epitomises the anger behind feeling a lack of reciprocated love in a relationship and the realisation of it after a break-up. The first stanza establishes the semantic field of artwork. Innes illustrates her insecurities by weaving […]Read More
For this week’s ‘Poem of the Week’, I’m taking it right back to Keats in the early 19th century and his breathtaking medieval love story of Madeline and Porphyro. Older poetry can often seem daunting at first glance, however Keats’ language and imagery have timeless beauty and ‘The Eve of St Agnus,’ when put in […]Read More
Text I tend the mobile now like an injured bird We text, text, text our significant words. I re-read your first, your second, your third, look for your small xx, feeling absurd. The codes we send arrive with a broken chord. I try to picture your hands, their image is blurred. Nothing my thumbs press […]Read More
For the first Poem of the Week feature I thought I’d write about something contemporary. And what’s more contemporary than YouTube? Savannah Brown is a poet. She’s also a YouTuber who often uploads spoken word videos. Her poem ‘Hi, I’m a Slut’ is a slam poem, and a pretty amazing one at that. Brown interweaves […]Read More
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