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John Agard explores the split through the mysteries of the shopping aisle
From ‘Europa’
The poet and the painter talk about an artistic collaboration with roots in the ancient world
From the new collection, ‘Bird of Sorrow’
From ‘The Peace of Wild Things’
From ‘Inside the Wave’, winner of the 2017 Costa Poetry Award
Deadline for entries: midday (GMT) January 2
Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles
From ‘The Radio’
From ‘House of Lords and Commons’
From ‘All We Saw’
From ‘Prison Poems’
By Laurie Bolger of Bang Said the Gun
A collection of the late author and activist’s essays and poems speaks to us urgently today
A poet sharing haikus on Instagram deserves as much reverence as any other
From ‘The Darkness of Snow’
We head to ‘Boom for Real’ at the Barbican, then chat a poet YouTube phenomenon
From ‘Smoothie’
From ‘A Poem for Every Day of the Year’
From ‘Angel Hill’
From ‘There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé’
From ‘Seasonal Disturbances’
Maria Crawford selects her mid-year reads
‘If you want to see how the poor die, come see Grenfell Tower.’ The Nigerian writer’s impassioned poem on the fire
From ‘On Balance’
