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Category: Editorials
Editorial by André Naffis-Sahely, Issue 99
André Naffis-Sahely
I am a citizen of the world, and therefore, according to some, a citizen of nowhere. Having been forced to leave the United Arab Emirates at the age of eighteen, when I outgrew my status as one of my Iranian [...] -
Category: NewsWe are excited to announce the line-up for our Summer 2021 Online Readings, to celebrate the launch of the magazine’s latest issue, the first under the editorship of André Naffis-Sahely. For this online event, we will be joined by Sarah [...] -
Announcement
Category: NewsThe Board of Poetry London has elected Astrid Alben as Chair of Trustees, succeeding Sophia Blackwell. The appointment took effect on 22 March, 2021. Astrid Alben is a poet, editor and translator. Most recently she was the acting CEO and [...] -
Online ExclusiveCategory: Videos
Poetry London‘s Spring 2021 Online Readings, broadcast live on Wednesday 17 February 2021. With readings from Jay Bernard, Major Jackson, Fran Lock, Holly Pester, Jacob Polley and Nicole Sealey.
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Category: Interviews…no holds hyena! An interview with Fran Lock
Karolina Ros Olafsdottir
KO: I really loved the poem in the magazine and the energy in it. I was wondering if you could start with talking a little about ‘La Jena di Londra’ that appears in the Spring Issue? FL: I’ll try. This [...] -
Category: Videos
Tommes Gaarder & Chris Cusack reading from ‘when my mother died’ (in Dutch and in translation)
Tommes Gaarder, Chris Cusack
Dutch Poet Tommes Gaarder and translator Chris Cusack read from ‘when my mother died’, in both the original and in English, followed by a discussion about the poem and their process of working together.
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Category: ReviewsBecky Varley-Winter reads six groundbreaking new pamphlets Anita Pati Dodo Provocateur The Rialto £6 Arji Manuelpillai Mutton Rolls Out-Spoken £7 Jennifer Lee Tsai Kismet Ignition Press £5 Lauren Garland Darling Broken Sleep £6 Miranda Peake Yellow Live Canon £7 Suna Afshan [...]
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Category: EssaysZoë Brigley reports on the possibilities and challenges of new technologies Talking to the Paris Review in 1982, Philip Larkin tells of his deep disdain for poetry readings, claiming that they ruin the personal relationship with a poem: ‘hearing it means you’re dragged [...]
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Category: EssaysMarvin Thompson reflects on the competing demands of creativity, community and activism in the year of the pandemic. In Wales, the first COVID-19 lockdown stretched from March to July, 2020. As a secondary school teacher, these months were filled with home [...]
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Category: InterviewsJennifer Lee Tsai interviews Bhanu Kapil about the trajectory of her career to date JLT: I wonder if I could ask you about when and how you started writing? What is the purpose of writing and who do you feel you are writing [...]
