Poet Dzifa Benson looks at the life and works of a literary giant: Imtiaz Dharker, artist, film-maker and author of seven poetry collections. Imtiaz Dharker, one of Britain’s most influential contemporary poets, believes ‘poetry tries to interpret the heartbeat of the world’. We can see this in her writing, which is compassionate, concise and infinitely […]
When you collaborate with someone else, you are embarking on an exciting adventure together. Collaboration offers the chance to be pushed in new ways, to work in new forms, and to pay attention to another discipline and someone else’s obsessions. Working with other people might even lead to a shift in your personal practice and […]
Using Lorde’s own words, poet and film-maker Esther Heller introduces us to Audre Lorde, a self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”. Audre Lorde was a poet, essayist, Black feminist, civil-rights activist, mother, librarian, mentor, editor, publisher, cancer survivor and educator. Lorde described herself as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”: knowing her identity was important […]
How can you use your passion for poetry to run projects with young people? In our latest arts careers profile, Vicky Morris speaks about her work as the founder of South Yorkshire’s brilliant Hive Young Writers, her many other projects, and how coming from a background that is sometimes ‘othered’ has given her the benefit […]
Commended Foyle Young Poet Andrew Pettigrew shares some tips on what opportunities you should grab hold of next. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably just won the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award. Congratulations! It’s an amazing achievement and you should feel proud of yourself. So, what next? This is not the end of […]
Three time commended Foyle Young Poet Mukahang Limbu shares his experiences and tips for staying close to poetry. For the Foyle Young Poets of 2020 Without wishing to give COVID more than a sentence, allow me to say how sorry I am that the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Ceremony will not take […]
Former top 15 winner Elizabeth Thatcher shares some top tips for how to keep developing as a poet. If you’ve just won the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, you might be wondering where to go next with your writing. In this piece, I’ll share some general pointers that I think could be useful […]
In these digital days, you might be sharing your poems online more than ever before. Here are some tips to make your videos look sleek and professional. A couple of notes before we start – we’re using the word ‘camera’ as a catch-all term in this feature, but we know that you’ll probably be recording […]
How can you start an online magazine with a friend? How do you juggle your poetry passions with making a living? In the latest instalment of our series profiling arts workers, we speak to Kostya Tsolakis and Romalyn Ante, poets and co-editors of the online poetry magazine harana poetry. What is your name and what […]
Sea Creature Regrows Entire Body was the headline that stopped me short. It took a day or two to get back to it what with all the broken cups… from ‘Sea Creature Regrows Entire Body’ by Elaine Beckett, published in The Poetry Review, Vol 102, No. 2, Summer 2020. There is nothing we enjoy more […]