On the 27th October 2018, acclaimed poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died at the age of 70
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 […]
Poetry meets theatre in Hatch Home, part of HOME’s Push Festival
Manchester Action on Street Health curate exhibition showcasing the creative talent of the women it supports, in their first ever opening to the public
BAFTA award winning screenwriter, poet, comedian and co-founder of Baby Cow Productions, Henry Normal sits down to chat with Raine Beckford about the launch of his new book
Jake Piazza is Poet of the Week beginning 27/03/2017
Toreh O’Garro is poet of the week beginning the 6th of March 2017
Kayleigh Hicks is Poet of the Week beginning 20th of February
Damani Dennisur is our poet of the week
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 […]
Four universities go head to head in a slam poetry competition tackling issues ranging from puberty to politics
Poetry double bill as rising stars Hollie McNish and Jackie Hagan perform at Manchester Literature Festival
Poet Malika Booker talks politics at the Manchester Literature Festival
This week’s poet of the week is Ryan Norman
Seevana Raghubeer is Poet of the Week beginning 20th of March 2017
Liv Barnes is poet of the week beginning the 27th February
Alle Bloom is third poet of the week with her fantastic poem Flowerbeds
Kayleigh Hicks reviews the events of Uni-Slam 2017 and the University of Manchester’s team, where Manchester poets performed a piece about art dying and were ironically penalised for going over the time limit
