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The Colour of James Brown’s Scream - Kayo Chingonyi
Poet
Joelle Taylor
B. 1967
'To write a poem as a working-class woman is an act of courage, of resistance. To perform it is a revolution' – Joelle Tayor
Special Collection
Celebrate common humanity, diverse cultures and the importance of poetry in the arts. We’ve put together a collection of recordings which travel widely across continents, histories, and languages. Together they demonstrate the amazing poetic talent drawn from international backgrounds which the Poetry Archive is proud to have in our keeping.
Poetry Archive Now
by Yuan Changming
Poem
Portrait - Ella Duffy
Poem
Girlfriends - Ella Duffy
Poet
Alasdair Gray
B. 1934 D. 2019
Work as if you live in the early days of a better world -- Alasdair Gray via Dennis Lee
Poet
Ahren Warner
B. 1986
'pizzazz, wit and - astonishing at his age - both technical assurance and a genuinely integrated humanity' -- Fiona Sampson
Poet
Sue Hubbard
B. 1948
Sue Hubbard pays close and exact attention to the elemental world and the vulnerability of the human within it - Pascale Petit
Poet
Steve Ellis
B. 1952
To soothe you / I ran back down to take a photo: / it's a splendid one of the horse / but you're only a hurrahing speck
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Anthony Howell
B. 1945
a talent for avoiding the predictable and deconstructing the recognisable - Stride