Poetry

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Islanders encouraged to submit poems for Guernsey's 80th Liberation Day

Submissions can be in English or Guernesiais, or a mixture of the two.

30 Oct

Children's author Michael Rosen reads his work to Jersey youngsters

Celebrated children's author Michael Rosen is visiting the Channel Islands as part of the Festival of Words.

27 Sept

Woman who pioneered poetry in sign language commemorated in hometown

The deaf performer, ‘sign poet’, and activist Dorothy 'Dot' Miles has had a purple plaque dedicated to her in her hometown of Rhyl.

1 May

Brown Girl Writes inspiring women of colour to put pen to paper

Letter from poet Heaney to go on display as part of historic document tour

Sycamore Gap: Poet laureate pens tribute to beloved tree

School pupils win prestigious national poetry award

Woman wakes up only able to speak German after stroke

English, Scots and Gaelic poets encouraged to submit entrants to Wigtown prize

Islands competing at July's games asked to submit poems about their homeland

Rare Robert Burns book saved from destruction in barbers

Poet Sarah McCreadie shares why she won't join fans at the World Cup in Qatar

‘He’s my hero’: Rapper Loyle Carner on how poet John Agard inspired him

Removing Larkin and Owen poems for GCSE is 'cultural vandalism', minister says

Poet tees off his literary career at 71 and pens verse inspired by golf course