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John Cooper Clarke marks showbiz milestone and new collection with 2024 tour

Veteran punk poet John Cooper Clarke is celebrating “50 years in showbiz” and his latest collection What with a 2024 tour. Venues include Edinburgh Queens Hall, a reunion show with very special guest Linton Kwesi Johnson at the London Palladium and three nights at Salford’s Lowry Theatre. His poem ‘I Wanna Be Yours’' recently celebrated over a billion streams in its incarnation as a hit record by ...

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Just what the doctor ordered: Portugal's poet-surgeon adds poetry to medics' training

A breast cancer specialist and prizewinning Portuguese poet is pioneering the teaching of poetry alongside medicine to help trainee doctors empathise with their patients.

According to an article in the Observer, João Luís Barreto Guimarães believes that poetry can help students connect holistical...

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Arts Council England issues ‘clarification’ after freedom of expression fears

Arts Council England has been forced to issue a statement clarifying its earlier comments after fears were raised in an arts journal article that its guidance on “reputational risks” were an attack on...

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Mimi Khalvati is awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry

Mimi Khalvati is to be awarded the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry, it has been announced. The Poetry Medal Committee, chaired by the poet laureate Simon Armitage, recommended Mimi Khalvati as the recipi...

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