'The black and the white' by Martin Elder is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week

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The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘The black and the white’ by Martin Elder, a recollection of the wintry shades of yesteryear – “Everywhere marked with a ring of soot, smoke and steam.” Not so much looking back at the past through rose-tinted specs, as through grime-streaked glasses. The poem ends with the world of black and white appearing to turn to colour during the 1960s: “In an effort to hang loose and turn on /The ...

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News » Write Out Loud's open mic poetry jam at Marsden - and all that jazz!

The clock is ticking for the Write Out Loud poetry jam at Marsden, which takes place, during the town’s famed jazz festival, every year on Sunday morn...

1st Oct 2016 10:23 am

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Interview » 'It's a marriage of my words and their message' - Matt Abbott on the Nationwide TV ads

Matt Abbott is one of three spoken word poets who have been recently featured on TV taking parts in adverts for the Nationwide building society. In an...

1st Oct 2016 10:23 am

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News » Anthology's tribute to poetry of pubs

Around 30 poets among the winners of a pub poetry competition will be reading at the launch of the anthology, Half Moon: Poetry about Pubs, at the Hor...

1st Oct 2016 10:22 am

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News » Poetry anthology backing Corbyn is big success at Labour conference

A collection of poems in support of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn proved a soaraway sales success at the recent Labour party conference - and has drawn ...

1st Oct 2016 10:22 am

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Competitions » Kathleen Jamie to judge £1,000 Rialto poetry competition

Kathleen Jamie will be judging the £1,000 Rialto magazine nature and place poetry competition, run with the RSPB, BirdLife International and the Cambr...

1st Oct 2016 10:11 am

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Interview » 'It's more than just words ... it's a way of connecting with the world' - Kat Francois

A spoken word show about first world war soldiers from the Caribbean that was reviewed on Write Out Loud earlier this year is returning to the Roundho...

1st Oct 2016 10:11 am

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News » Paris after the terror attacks: poet publishes pamphlet on the days that followed

A poet based in Paris has written a pamphlet of poems about the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the city on 13 November last year. Paul Stephens...

1st Oct 2016 10:11 am

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American Life in Poetry » 'I can't cross over. Then you really will be gone'

Barbara Crooker, who lives in Pennsylvania, has become one of this column's favorite poets. We try to publish work that a broad audience of readers ca...

1st Oct 2016 10:11 am

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