It’s not just the Odyssey effect: poetry is booming because it’s the only language for these times of violence and chaos

It’s not just the Odyssey effect: poetry is booming because it’s the only language for these times of violence and chaos

‘A gentle poetry in the everyday’: why The Straight Story is my feelgood movie | David Lynch

‘A gentle poetry in the everyday’: why The Straight Story is my feelgood movie | David Lynch

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world

Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world

American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘blistering’ debut poetry collection

American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘blistering’ debut poetry collection

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

‘There is a sense of things careening towards a head’: TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

‘There is a sense of things careening towards a head’: TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

Karen Solie’s Wellwater wins TS Eliot poetry prize

Karen Solie’s Wellwater wins TS Eliot poetry prize

‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone

‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone

The best poetry books of 2025

The best poetry books of 2025

‘My poems are part of my flesh’: Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen on life in Gaza

‘My poems are part of my flesh’: Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen on life in Gaza

Poem of the week: Sea-Fever by John Masefield

Poem of the week: Sea-Fever by John Masefield

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones

‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup

AI poetry rated better than poems written by humans, study shows

AI poetry rated better than poems written by humans, study shows

The best recent poetry – review roundup

The best recent poetry – review roundup