Former Tory minister attacked for citing Holocaust poem in defence of outdoor smoking
A Tory MP who survived Labour’s general election landslide victory has been criticised after she posted a poem about the Holocaust to criticise government plans to introduce outdoor smoking bans.
Esther McVey, the MP for Tatton and a former cabinet minister, posted on X – an online platform that Write Out Loud left earlier this month - the words of Martin Niemöller’s poem 'First They Came', abo...
30th August 2024
Tolkien's poetry to be published in three-volume collection
The collected poetry of JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, is to be published in a three-volume edition by Harper Collins. Tolkien is said to have aspired to be a poet initially, and although his readers are aware that he wrote poetry, from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord...
24th August 2024
Southend Poetry Group celebrates 40th annual anthology
A poetry group that was established in 1968 has just published its 40th annual anthology of poetry by members of the group. Long-standing member Adrian Green said Southend Poetry group first met at a ...
19th August 2024
Robert Garnham wins $2,000 US comedy poetry award
Comedy perfomance poet Robert Garnham has won a prestigious US poetry award. Paignton-based Robert won the Wergle Flomp humour poetry contest’s $2,000 first prize with his poem ‘Torquay, 2 – The other...
16th August 2024
'Like a decent pie, maybe, appreciated in the wider world but recognised for its local flavours': council honours Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage was awarded the freedom of Kirklees this week in a ceremony at Huddersfield town hall. The poet laureate – pictured with Kirklees mayor, councillor Nosheen Dad - grew up in the West Yor...
9th August 2024
