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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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The best literary quotes about summer

Embrace the sunniest season of the year with these beautiful quotes from classic and contemporary writing.
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The best poetry collections of 2021 so far

From debut works about grief, mental health and global diasporas to long-overdue anthologies by poetry icons, here are some of the year’s best books of verse.
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What I’m reading: Ralf Webb

The British poet and author of Rotten Days in Late Summer on the books that have moved him recently, from Ursula Le Guin and James Baldwin to the recently discovered poet he keeps returning to.

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