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In these challenging times we’ve curated a collection of poems which reflect different aspects of war, conflict and loss. Whilst highlighting the human cost of war by representing individual and shared grief, these poems affirm our collective humanity and speak…

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Nick Makoha

B. 1974

2 poems available

Nick Makoha is the author of ‘The Lost Collection of an Invisible Man’ (Flipped Eye Publishing, 2005), ‘The Second Republic’ (Slapering Hol Press, 2014), ‘The Kingdom of Gravity’ (Peepal Tree Press, 2017) and ‘Resurrection Man’ (Jai-Alai Books, 2018)

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Aubade with Burning City

by Ocean Vuong

Aubade with Burning City - Ocean Vuong

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Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921

by Sharon Olds

Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921 - Sharon Olds

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World War Poetry Showcase

The Poetry Archive’s World War Poetry Showcase is based on the collection put together for our national poetry recitation competition, Poetry by Heart, to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Of course, there are plenty of anthologies…

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Voyage - Karen McCarthy Woolf

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Lockdown: Thinking of Avigdor Arikha, 1929-2010 - Lachlan Mackinnon

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A Pang - Lachlan Mackinnon

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The shadow well - Richard Berengarten

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In Memory of Herbert Morris - Malika Booker

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B. 1974

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Aubade with Burning City - Ocean Vuong

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Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921 - Sharon Olds

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