Rahila Gupta speaks to the first female poet laureate of Jamaica, who explains how poetry is ‘a source of hope and consolation’ in ‘scary times’.
One of the greatest Arab poets of our time speaks to Giedre Steikunaite about creativity and consciousness.
The award-winning Nigerian poet and novelist tells Rowenna Davis why now is the time for new dreams.
Benjamin Zephaniah on inspiration, regret and the inadequacies of twitter
Poems that confront human challenges – an international selection.
Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
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Spotlight: Lorna Goodison | Borders - Freedom to move, for everyone | January, 2020 |
Oceania | Who owns the sea? | September, 2019 |
A word with Adonis | Adapt or die | April, 2012 |
Ben Okri | The far right gets respectable | June, 2011 |
Benjamin Zephaniah | A wake-up call for democracy | October, 2010 |
Christmas Carols | Mothers who die | March, 2009 |
As if poetry mattered | Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil | July, 2008 |