As part of the Manchester Literature Festival, the Martin Harris Centre welcomed writers Sasha Dugdale and Nick Laird to read from their latest poetry collections

Anuli Changa reviews ‘Gold From the Stone’, Lemn Sissay performing selected poems from his works

On the 27th October 2018, acclaimed poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died at the age of 70

Last week, the 2018 Forward Prizes for Poetry were awarded at the Royal Festival Hall, London. They are the most coveted awards in British poetry, with past winners including Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney and Carol Anne Duffy. This year saw the £10,000 first place prize for Best Collection awarded to 29 year-old Danez Smith, making […]

On the 6th September, the 2017/18 MA Creative Writing class launched The Manchester Anthology VI at HOME. At the event, the writers read small sections of their work, showcasing a wide range of styles, forms and subject matter. Each piece seemed to be completely unique but hearing them read aloud together, it was clear there […]

Four universities go head to head in a slam poetry competition tackling issues ranging from puberty to politics

Poetry meets theatre in Hatch Home, part of HOME’s Push Festival