New poetry: The Keelie Hawk, poems written entirely in Scots, will delight and puzzle
“For a long time,” writes Kathleen Jamie in her afterword to The Keelie Hawk (Picador £12.99), “I’ve wanted to write a suite ...
The Forward3d
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote ‘Ulysses’ a Jewish poet’s bookstore rises back to life
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...
Paul Muldoon appointed Saoi of Aosdána
President Michael D Higgins has conferred the honour of Saoi of Aosdána on the poet Paul Muldoon.
The Bulwark3d
The Poetry of Bombs and Trenches and Mustard Gas
Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...
MILITARY MATTERS: Combat Soldier Publishes His Poetry About Mental Health In New Book “Unspoken Words”
PTSD and suicide continue to be major issues for service members and veterans. Now, a current soldier is putting deep ...
The Cord4d
The enduring power and importance of poetry
Today, as an active writer and consumer of poetry, I know that it can be an incredibly powerful tool in promoting social ...