‘I hear you hearing everything’: An autistic reading list
Why this post? Trawling through the Internet in search of autistic writers, I found it really hard to come across ...
Poet in Residence
Every month, a group of exciting young writers will be producing digital content for The Poetry Business, including blog posts, audio recordings, writing prompts and more.
November Digital Poet-in-Residence: Prerana Kumar
PPrerana Kumar is an Indian poet who has recently completed her MA in Creative Writing at UEA. She has recently been shortlisted for Nine Arches Press' Primers scheme and has been published or has...
What is the relationship between being neurodivergent and your creative practice? Mini interviews with autistic and neurodivergent writers and artists: Jon Adams, Debs Cooper, Kate Fox, Victoria Gray, Penny Kiley and Charles Wheeler
Welcome to the second post in this mini-series about neurodivergent writers and creativity. Seehere for the first post, ‘Kinship and ...
Kinship and community: In conversation with Karl Knights, winner of the 2021 New Poets Prize
Winner of the 2021 New Poets Prize, Karl Knights is a fellow of Zoeglossia, the first writing fellowship for disabled ...
Slow Poetry: In Conversation with Jonathan Davidson about ‘A Commonplace’
Poems – my own and other people’s – are scattered across my life. They are in books and notebooks, folded ...
Cavendish, Hughes, Swift, Whiteley and Grandma: People who inspire
For Black History Month, at my workplace, we were encouraged to write 150 words about an inspiring Black person. I ...
October Digital Poet-In-Residence: Ruth Yates
Ruth Yates is our Digital Poet-In-Residence for October......
Nasim Rebecca Asl in conversation with Kevin Mclean of I AM LOUD
September's Digital Poet-in-Residence Nasim Rebecca Asl interviews Kevin Mclean, the Creative Director of Edinburgh-based Production & Entertainment company I AM LOUD....
In conversation with poet and performer Kevin Gilday
Digital Poet-in-Residence Nasim Rebecca Asl talks to Kevin Gilday about the coolness of Poetry, his upcoming collection, and other new projects....
An interview with Tom MacAndrew and Eleanor Penny of Bedtime Stories for the End of the World
dence Nasim Rebecca Asl talks to Tom MacAndrew and Eleanor Perry of Bedtime Stories for the End of the World about retelling myths, universal storytelling, and growing their series during a pandemic....
An Interview with Dead (Women) Poets Society
Digital Poet-in-Residence Nasim Rebecca Asl interviews Helen Bowell and Jasmine Simms of Dead (Women) Poets Society....
September Digital Poet-In-Residence: Nasim Rebecca Asl
Nasim Rebecca Asl is a poet and journalist. Her work has appeared in magazines such as Gutter Magazine, Middleground Magazine and Modern Poetry in Translation. She is an alumnae of The Writing Squad and...