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Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’
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Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’

Recent Big Issue cover stars Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy have come together for a surprise collaboration of music and painting

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
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Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Chan’s poems shimmer with the knowledge that amid the pitfalls of the world, you might still come home to yourself

Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities
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Marxist take on Keats poetry opens up possibilities

Anahid Nersessian’s surprising analysis of the poetry of John Keats suggests he had much in common with Karl Marx

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times
Churches

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times

Patterflash by Adam Lowe review: Acrobatic and winking poems of queer life
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Patterflash by Adam Lowe review: Acrobatic and winking poems of queer life

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Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
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Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’
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Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear
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Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
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Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire
Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together
Books

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic
Book reviews

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic

Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
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Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Book review

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Book reviews

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
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Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

Benjamin Zephaniah hails the rising tide of poetry in lockdown
Books

Benjamin Zephaniah hails the rising tide of poetry in lockdown

Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’
Books

Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’

John Bird: Let poetry be the answer to these troubled political times
Books

John Bird: Let poetry be the answer to these troubled political times