The following poems and poets were nominated by And Other Poems for Best Single Poem in the 2019 Forward Prize for Poetry: Chrissy Banks for ‘Things My Mother Said‘ Sarah Hymas for ‘Whale-boned Corset and Other Relics’ Kathy Pimlott for ‘As You Are 90, I Must Be 65’ I’m extremely pleased to say that Sarah Hymas’ poem ‘Whale-boned Corset and Other Relics’ … Continue reading Postscript from And Other Poems
This is just to say that the time has come to wave a tender goodbye to And Other Poems. After posting poems here for six and a half years and sharing the work of hundreds of poets, I’ve decided to stop adding to this online poetry archive. The poems are still available to read – here is the 2012 – 2016 Index and here … Continue reading Goodbye from And Other Poems
Please enjoy reading through the many poems published on this website while there is a break in posting. New poems will be published later in the year. Follow @And_OtherPoems, @JosephineCorc, @BetaRish on Twitter for updates. There will be a few mid-holiday postings so stay-tuned! Continue reading And Other Poems is on holiday
…though having written that headline I’m suddenly stuck by the notion that the word ‘introducing’ is redundant, so much noise are this latest cohort of The Complete Works making, both in the UK and on shores farther away. But on the off-chance that you are unfamiliar with their work, I’m delighted that we’ll be sharing some of their poems with you on Fridays over the … Continue reading Introducing the poets of The Complete Works III
I’m excited to announce that, during the next open submissions window (May 13 – May 15), And Other Poems is going to be co-edited by Rishi Dastidar a widely published poet whose debut collection Ticker Tape is forthcoming from Nine Arches Press in 2017. Rishi is a member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, a fellow of The Complete Works, a consulting editor at The Rialto and … Continue reading Guest Editor at And Other Poems
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