Explore Poetry
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Clare Pollard
B. 1978
This is work you can't ignore - raw, reckless and more bloody-minded than an older, so-called wiser poet would dare to be - Selima Hill
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Julia Copus
B. 1969
Some of the most turbulent moments in life through a sharp, clear lens. Maura Dooley
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Helen Dunmore
B. 1952 D. 2017
In these times, we should be glad of this voice. - Kate Clanchy, The Guardian
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Roald Dahl
B. 1916 D. 1990
A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men. - 'Charlie & the Chocolate Factory', Roald Dahl
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Vicki Feaver
B. 1943
...in a good poem the poet disappears. That's what the struggle with language is all about. The point is that in the finished poem you don't lay yourself bare. You create a strongbox of words. - Vicki Feaver