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Contemporary poetry

Sensual, soulful, vivid and enthralling, these 21st century poets are sure to ignite your imagination with their extraordinary verse

Loop of Jade
Loop of Jade
Sarah Howe
Introducing George The Poet
Introducing George The Poet
George the Poet
Decreation
Decreation
Anne Carson
Chasers of the Light
Chasers of the Light
Tyler Knott Gregson
Physical
Physical
Andrew McMillan
Talking Dead
Talking Dead
Neil Rollinson
Black Country
Black Country
Liz Berry
Citizen
Citizen
Claudia Rankine
The Father
The Father
Sharon Olds
Selected Poems
Selected Poems
Tony Harrison
Wait Till I'm Dead
Wait Till I'm Dead
Allen Ginsberg
Interference Pattern
Interference Pattern
J. O. Morgan

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Caleb Femi: 'I see myself as an archivist'

His debut POOR is one of the most celebrated collections of 2020, with fans ranging from Michaela Coel to Max Porter. Here we talk to Caleb Femi about poetry, politics and what he hopes to capture with his work.
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‘My President’ by Danez Smith

‘My President’ by Danez Smith is a call to celebrate a wide range of loved ones, famous names and random strangers who have touched others’ lives, elevating them to the highest title in the US. Danez Smith is the author of Homie and Don’t Call Us Dead, winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection and a finalist for the National Book Award.
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How “I contain multitudes” became a cry for help for the perennially online

Walt Whitman’s ‘Song of Myself’ was deemed “trashy, profane & obscene” upon its publication; now, its famous line is the go-to phrase for expressing the beautiful, desperate contradiction of being human in a digital era.

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