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In Memory of Herbert Morris

by Malika Booker

In Memory of Herbert Morris - Malika Booker
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Photograph of Chet Baker

by Will Burns

Photograph of Chet Baker - Will Burns
Poem

A Man Made of Water

by Will Burns

A Man Made of Water - Will Burns
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Poetry, Peace & Protest

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…

Poem

Ghetto Van Gogh

by Inua Ellams

Ghetto Van Gogh - Inua Ellams
Poem

The Long Duration of a Split Second 

by Nick Makoha

The Long Duration of a Split Second  - Nick Makoha
Poem

Basquiat asks the poet about Death

by Nick Makoha

Basquiat asks the poet about Death - Nick Makoha
Poem

Wordview 2020: Avalon

by Nicholas McGaughey

Poem

Wordview 2020: Letter from Baldersdale

by Mary-Jane Holmes

Poem

Wordview 2020: The Coffin Club

by Pippa Little

The Mighty Dead

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (Sonnet 18)

Read by Ian McKellen

by William Shakespeare

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by Ian McKellen
The Mighty Dead

How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43)

Read by Judi Dench

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Judi Dench
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