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 ...
29th February 2024
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...
18th February 2024
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...
14th February 2024
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...
10th February 2024
