Victim shot dead by US agents was prize-winning poet
An American mother of three who was shot dead by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis in shocking and disputed circumstances was a prize-winning poet, it has emerged. Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was described as engaging “in an act of domestic terrorism” by the US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem, studied creative writing at Old Dominion University in Virginia,...
19th January 2026
Double triumph as Canadian poet Karen Solie wins £25,000 TS Eliot prize
Canadian poet Karen Solie’s collection Wellwater, published by Picador, has won the £25,000 TS Eliot prize for the best poetry collection published in 2025. It marks a double triumph for Solie, who jointly won the 2025 Forward prize for best collection last year. At the TS Eliot Prize readings on Su...
19th January 2026
Stockport Write Out Loud organiser John Keane wins prize
Congratulations to John Keane, organiser of Stockport Write Out Loud, who has won the King’s English Society’s quarterly poetry prize with his poem ‘To Shame the Wise and Strong.’ Stockport Write Out ...
19th January 2026
Connie Pickard, co-founder and long-time organiser of the Morden Tower readings, dies aged 92
Tributes have been paid to Connie Pickard, who with her former husband, the poet Tom Pickard, set up the legendary Morden Tower poetry readings in Newcastle in the 1960s that attracted legions of poet...
16th January 2026
A lesson for Write Out Loud’s Graham Sherwood: his prize-winning poem is set text for local pupils
Take a bow, Graham Sherwood! Or rather, take another bow! Two years ago we reported that Graham, who manages the profile section for Write Out Loud and does a sterling job in welcoming all new subscri...
8th January 2026
Filling a gap: celebrating 40 years of Poems on the Underground
Transport for London is to stage a series of events and publications to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground, including a commemorative event on Friday 30 January at Bank Tube st...
6th January 2026
Just what the doctor ordered: Poetry Pharmacy to open new outlet
An initiative that offers poetry as a remedy and prescription for the stresses and strains of modern life is due to open its third premises in the early spring of 2026. The Poetry Pharmacy, which star...
2nd January 2026
