East of The North

Welcome to East of the North – an online offshoot of The North magazine, featuring archive material, features from the current issue, as well as extra content we couldn’t fit into the print issues – audio, video and more.

The Best 21 Books in 21 Years of the 21st Century

Poetry is more than ever necessary to us just now. It would be good to know which books have meant …
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“Full of fear and joy and gratitude”: The Equilibrium Line

The Equilibrium Line by David Wilson is winner of the BANFF Poetry and Fiction Award …
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The North 63 – Editorial

Most of you of course weren’t able to be with us in person, but Ann …
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‘A beautiful endeavour’: Hilary Menos on Poetry Pamphlets

A poetry pamphlet is a beautiful endeavour; it is a larger canvas than a single …
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The Result Is What You See Today: poems about running

This affirmative anthology shows that poetry and running have much in common, fulfilling a basic …
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33 Years and More: Poetry Publishing and Writer Development in the North of England

In Spring 2019 The Poetry Business sent out an appeal to the poetry community …
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