Poet Jackie Kay: ‘I could have been brought up by Tories!’: The writer on being adopted as a baby by Scottish communists, facing racism in suburban Glasgow ...
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‘I write all my poems with a quill by candlelight’: John Cooper Clarke on the joy of life without tech
theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/17/i-write-all-my-poems-with-a-quill-by-candlelight-john-cooper-clarke-on-the-joy-of-life-without-tech
Mercedes de Acosta: The poet who had affairs with the 20th century’s most famous women
theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/02/mercedes-de-acosta-the-poet-who-had-affairs-with-the-20th-centurys-most-famous-women
The best recent poetry – review roundup: 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le; Three Births by K Patrick; After You Were, I Am by Camille Ralphs; Wrong ...
theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/01/the-best-recent-poetry-review-roundup
‘At 80, I still have a lot of anger’: American poet Nikki Giovanni: The activist and poet Nikki Giovanni talks about fighting racial segregation ...
theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/24/at-80-i-still-have-a-lot-of-anger-american-poet-nikki-giovanni
Reams of secret poetry by pioneering British scientist finally come to light: Sir Humphry Davy’s unpublished verse – including one published below for the first ...
theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/30/reams-of-secret-poetry-by-a-sir-humphry-davy-british-scientist-finally-come-to-light
Munawwar Rana (1952-2024): Remembering the Urdu poet with ‘Maa’ and other poems he wrote
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ChatGPT poem regurgitation raises ethical questions: Ask ChatGPT to find a well-known poem and it will probably regurgitate the entire text verbatim—regardless ...
techxplore.com/news/2024-01-chatgpt-poem-regurgitation-ethical.html
Benjamin Zephaniah’s best poems and books, as poet dies aged 65: The much-loved British dub poet, novelist and activist left a huge body of work - here is a ...
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Quick Glance: British Poet Benjamin Zephaniah Dies at 65
- Benjamin Zephaniah, the British poet known for addressing political injustice, passed away at 65.
- He leaves behind a remarkable legacy through his work in poetry, literature, music, television, and radio.
- His second poetry collection, The Dread Affair, published in 1985, included poems criticizing the British legal system.
- His autobiography, The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah, was published to coincide with his 60th birthday.
Researcher uncovers a new body of work believed to be by Louisa May Alcott: Academic says the seven short stories, five poems and one non-fiction work could be ...
theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/07/stories-poems-louisa-may-alcott-little-women-author-eh-gould
A sandy place, a recipe for a nation and a Christmas plea: three poems by Benjamin Zephaniah
theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/07/a-sandy-place-a-recipe-for-a-nation-and-a-christmas-plea-three-poems-by-benjamin-zephaniah
Quick Glance: Three Poems by Benjamin Zephaniah
- A beautiful place where my skin color is hated and free poetry is banned.
- A place where girls cannot go to school and young boys must grow beards.
Poet launches bibliotherapy collection of poems: The Rheavolution is described by the author as her style of ''launching rockets of hope into mental ...
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Louise Glück, Nobel prize-winning poet, dies at 80: Pulitzer prize winner and former US poet laureate was known for her sharp, austere lyrical work
theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/13/louise-gluck-prize-winning-american-poet-dead
Quick Glance: US Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck passes away at 80
- Louise Gluck, an American poet and winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature, poses outside her home in Cambridge.
- Her poetry was renowned for its candor in exploring family and childhood with a distinctive voice and austere beauty, as stated by the Swedish Academy responsible for selecting the literature prize winner.
- Drawing comparisons with 19th-century US poet Emily Dickinson, the Academy highlighted Gluck's severity and unwillingness to accept simplistic beliefs.
- Gluck received the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her poetry collection 'The Wild Iris,' with the title poem delving into suffering and evoking imagery of the natural world.
Tiger Work by Ben Okri audiobook review – dispatches on a post-apocalyptic world: Ashley Zhangazha narrates a collection of essays, poems and short stories that ...
theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/22/tiger-work-by-ben-okri-audiobook-review-dispatches-on-a-post-apocalyptic-world
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