As I was putting the references for this review/essay/response together, I noticed a common theme in each of the poems I’d picked. Death, renewal, heritage. Lots of these poems encompass much more than just...
Em and I wanted to choose something without really choosing. Someone once said to me, you don’t choose experiences, they choose you. They put a real emphasis on the you and it made me...
During this residency I’ve been thinking about re-reading There’s some guilt attached to it, at least in my experience: a voice that asks, why waste time reading something you’ve read before, when you could...
As a continuation of our ‘Apart Together’ digital project, The Poetry Business has partnered with The Writing Squad to host three joint digital residencies between February and July 2023....
This affirmative anthology shows that poetry and running have much in common, fulfilling a basic need to live freely, expressively and to feel alive. The poems gathered here reflect this freedom in all its...