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Guerilla Garden Writing Poem - Inua Ellams
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes
B. 1974
“If my heart is broken, I should be thankful that I was blessed to have loved but I cannot live that wisely. That’s why I cry ”
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Yomi Sode
B. 1984
“To archive poems that may speak to current or younger generations of writers feels incredible. I’m thankful to join a list of iconic figures who inspire me to craft my work to the best it can be.”
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Sharon Olds
B. 1942
“Olds writes “poetry more faithful to the felt truth of reality than any prose could be.” – Richard Wakefield.
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Interview
Join acclaimed poet Jo Shapcott in her Welsh retreat as she talks about the pleasures of science and music that inform her work - and the importance of getting up early to write!
Guided Tour
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Valerie Gillies
B. 1948
Valerie Gillies writes like the wind and jinks like a hare in the fields of language - The Scotsman
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Richard Price
B. 1966
Richard Price retains an individual voice in which intense feelings of love, or dislocation, are packing into often short, complex lyrics -- Carol Ann Duffy
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Tracey Herd
B. 1968
Never stop looking at the world. Or wondering at it. You will never run out of words.
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Kamau Brathwaite
B. 1930 D. 2020
His technique dazzles, and through the handling of rhythm and image he makes the world his own, and ours - The Sunday Times