poetry
Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic
The English singer-songwriter has created a book of poetry that defies conventional interpretation.
Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’

Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
Hussain Manawer suffered depression after he lost his mum in 2017. On this week’s BetterPod, he explains how he rediscovered hope.
Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’

Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’
At just 32, Ben Okri was the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize in 1991, a far cry from his early life in a country scarred by conflict.
Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
Benjamin Zephaniah hails the rising tide of poetry in lockdown

Benjamin Zephaniah hails the rising tide of poetry in lockdown
Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’

Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’
John Bird: Let poetry be the answer to these troubled political times
