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Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
In early 2019, Rowan McCabe quit his job facilitating an after-school club to become the world’s first door-to-door poet
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince's Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince's Edinburgh Fringe 2025
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy

The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
At Laugharne, I'm reminded there's no room for complacency when love is our goal

At Laugharne, I'm reminded there's no room for complacency when love is our goal
Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it

Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry

Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
Kneecap's DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick's Day

Kneecap's DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick's Day
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'

Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'
Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children's author Vicky Cowie

Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children's author Vicky Cowie
How Dante's grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on

How Dante's grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: 'The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t'

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: 'The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t'
'A man of integrity': Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

'A man of integrity': Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy's Deborah Alma

Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy's Deborah Alma
Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: 'It's nice to make a friend this way'

Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: 'It's nice to make a friend this way'
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
