“Trees that look like they grant wishes”: Poetry using your contributions
In my first post for this residency, I talked about the power of poetry to draw attention to the significance ...
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A new Digital Poet-in-Residence will occupy the Poets Room each month, posting exciting and inspiring material including blog posts, audio downloads, interviews with poets, suggested reading and downloadable writing prompts. Brand new material will be uploaded regularly to help you to keep active and engaged with your writing.
Angel Pee, Toad Shields, and Dead Cats: the Poetry of Dutch Words & Idioms
If poetry is made stronger by imagery that forces us to see the world differently, offering unfamiliar angles and distinctive ...
July Digital Poet-in-Residence: Luke Worthy
As a continuation of our ‘Apart Together’ digital project, The Poetry Business has partnered up with Hive South Yorkshire to ...
In Praise of the Bullet Point
In my posts so far for this residency, I’ve been thinking about using poetry to celebrate small things, firstly in ...
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Poet in Residence
“Trees that look like they grant wishes”: Poetry using your contributions
In my first post for this residency, I talked about the power of poetry to draw attention to the significance ...
Angel Pee, Toad Shields, and Dead Cats: the Poetry of Dutch Words & Idioms
If poetry is made stronger by imagery that forces us to see the world differently, offering unfamiliar angles and distinctive ...
July Digital Poet-in-Residence: Luke Worthy
As a continuation of our ‘Apart Together’ digital project, The Poetry Business has partnered up with Hive South Yorkshire to ...
In Praise of the Bullet Point
In my posts so far for this residency, I’ve been thinking about using poetry to celebrate small things, firstly in ...
“A Colour I Can’t Think of The Name For”: A Diary of Skies
In my last post, I reflected on the power of poetry to draw attention to the significance of things that ...
“Look at this. It matters. It is worth praising.”: The display case of a poem
In the first post of my residency, I consider the potential of poetry to highlight the significance of what might ...
June Digital Poet-in-Residence: Beth Davies
As a continuation of our ‘Apart Together’ digital project, The Poetry Business has partnered up with Hive South Yorkshire to ...
Artificial Intelligence and Poetry
Of course, if we’re going to make computers as much like us as possible, it’s inevitable we’re going to explore ...
Poet in Residence
Lenni Sanders
Get Inside My Head
As my last contribution to the blog, here is a project I've been working on to share with you......
The lyrics of Jonathan Richman: a writing prompt
I love Jonathan Richman. His songs! Which tell such great stories. (And also his incredible dance moves! Which are so loose-limbed, and uninhibited.)...
Interview with Kim Moore
I’m delighted to be interviewing Dr Kim Moore for The Poetry Business as part of my digital residency......
Food Poems – A Short Podcast
Listen to a short podcast by Lenni Sanders, our March Digital Poet-In-Residence, which includes two poems about food......
Lenni Sanders and Helen Bowell: a weird dialogue
Helen Bowell & Lenni Sanders, our February & March Digital Poets-in-Residence create a collaborative poem using answers from questions presented to TPB's Twitter followers......
An Introduction & Some Thoughts on Digital Poetry
Hello! For my first post I thought I would tell you a bit about myself. I am a writer and ...
March Digital Poet-In-Residence Lenni Sanders
Lenni Sanders is our Digital Poet-In-Residence for March. ...
Further Articles
Putting Together a Competition Collection: Top Tips from our Previous Winners
With less than two months to go until the deadlines for our 2022 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and New ...
2022 New Poets Prize: Karl Knights’ Advice for First Time Entrants
With less than two months until the 2022 New Poets Prize deadline, you may be starting to get serious with ...
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 most to you in the first twenty-one years of the 21st Century, and...
Charlotte Wetton interviews Ella Frears
As part of her July digital residency, Charlotte Wetton interviews Ella Frears on her writing process, recommended reading, and her ...
Catheters and Cannulas: Ann Gray & Hilary Menos in Conversation on Poetry & Illness
Ann Gray & Hilary Menos...
Poetry Surgeries with The Poetry Business
Book a poem surgery and receive one-to-one mentoring with poet, tutor and editor Suzannah Evans....