Plymouth-born Jamie Edgecome, a fiction author mainly focusing on the Far East (predominately Japan), was the recipient of the inaugural Manchester Metropolitan University Novella Award in 2014 for The Art of Kozu. Spanning epic porpotions as it moves between countries, continents and time periods, The Art of Kozu is a meticulously detailed and well-researched story.
Rachel Gippetti recently published her debut poetry collection Birthright (Eyewear Publishing) and her work has previously appeared in Shearsman Magazine, The Stinging Fly, Thief and the Apple Valley Review.
Matthew Welton’s practice includes collaborations with musicians, visual artists and other writers. A lecturer in creative writing at the University of Nottingham, Matthew’s interest in poetry is related to explorations of the sounds of words and the possibilities of repetition.
He is the author of Carcanet: The Book of Matthew (2003), We needed coffee but… (2009) and The Number Poems (2016) and has won the Eric Gregory Award, the Jerwood-Aldeburgh Prize, and received a recommendation by the Poetry Book Society.
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Richard Thomas, a local poet, has just had his second poetry book published.
Since learning he was going to become a father in 2012, Plymouth poet Richard Thomas has been wanting to write about his experience, and several years later his poems have
appeared in a brand new book.
Zygote Poems, the title of the collection, was coined when Richard was writing his...
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June: Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival Falmouth Poetry Group presents this two-day celebration of the best in new poetry, including readings and workshops from some of the UK’s most exciting poets. A brand new poetry competition accompanies the festival, judged by internationally acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker.
A full programme will be announced soon, along with details of how to reserve tickets for the festival. In the meantime, here’s a taster of what’s to come:
Headlining the festival is Imtiaz Dharker, whose cultural experience spans...
The hunt is on for a young person who's passionate about poetry and writing to become Plymouth's young city laureate.
Plymouth City Council and Literature Works are calling out for wonderful wordsmiths between the ages of 16 and 19 to apply for the honorary post. This is the second year the talent-scouting competition has taken place, following its successful launch last year when...
Councillor Chaz Singh... Plymouth's incumbent Deputy Lord Mayor, has long been an enthusiastic supporter and follower of my work, along with long time friend David 'Davy' Saunders, the Town Crier,
Such is their enthusiasm for my work, in light of the fact I have produced all the recent civic poetry up to and including the recent 'City of Culture' bid poem, they...
I was asked... As it generally falls to me, in the absence of a 'Laureate' poet for the city, to deal with any 'municipal' poetry required by the City of Plymouth; to write a poem to support the bid...
Here it is - and is entitled: 'Art & Artifice..'
‘Art & Artifice..’
In the kiln’s wild, white infernos; molt glass fishes dart and...
Heanton Punchardon Residents Association and St Augustine’s Church proudly present the Edward Capern Festival 2026
Two days of activities (4-5 June) to celebrate this local literary hero, including a new poetry competition for citizen poets
A new annual event to honour the ‘Postman Poet of North Devon’, also known as ‘Devonshire’s Robbie Burns’ or ‘Devon’s Bard’.
Edward Capern (1819 - 1894) composed a wealth of poems and songs about the Devon countryside while going about his job delivering the mail to far-flung villages. He became famous...
Rachael Allen reads from her debut poetry collection 'Kingdomland', published with Faber and Faber. Rachael, born in Cornwall, is the co-author of Jolene, a collaborative book of poems and photographs with Guy Gormley, and 'Nights of Poor Sleep', a book of paintings and poems with Marie Jacotey. She is the recipient of a Northern Writers Award and an Eric Gregory Award, and was a Faber New Poet in 2014.
Professor Anthony Caleshu is the author of four books of poetry and three books of criticism about poetry. He is a professor of poetry and directs the MA...
