Poets pay tribute to Paul Blackburn - a founding father of Write Out Loud - after sudden death at festival
Write Out Loud has been saddened to hear of the sudden death of Paul Blackburn, a leading figure in the north-west poetry scene for many years, who also played a key part in the growth and success of this website. He was a man of many talents, including compere, performer, poet, writer, singer, musician, workshop leader, film maker and publisher. His involvement with Write Out Loud was from 2005 t...
28th September 2023
Long after inundation, Morpeth's Northern Poetry Library still has big ambitions
The town of Morpeth in Northumberland is home to the Northern Poetry Library. Not a lot of people know that. Remarkably, according to its website, it has the largest collection of post-second world war poetry in England outside London. There are over 15,000 volumes, including first editions, signed ...
25th September 2023
Wolverhampton University awards Black Country poet Liz Berry an honorary doctorate
Award-winning poet Liz Berry has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Wolverhampton. In 2014 she won the Forward prize for best first collection with her debut book Black Co...
17th September 2023
Write Out Loud Woking says farewell to the Lightbox
Write Out Loud Woking is saying farewell to the Lightbox museum and art gallery, its live monthly open mic venue for the past five years. The Lightbox is being forced to make economies following Wokin...
15th September 2023
Libyan poet who wrote warning poem died days later in floods
A Libyan poet who attended a meeting to discuss the risk of a flood in the city of Derna and the state of its dams, and subsequently wrote a poem about it, is one of the many thousands who have died i...
15th September 2023
Fundraiser tops £70,000 after body found in search for missing poet
Family and friends of poet Gboyega Odubanjo have raised more than £72,000 after setting up a fundraiser to honour his name. The fund was established after news that a body had been found, five days af...
9th September 2023
