poetry

Q & A with Michael Yates by Halima Mayat

Halima Mayat interviews Wakefield-based poet, writer and playwright, Michael Yates, for this week’s Big Bookend blog. Why did you decide to write a play about Branwell Bronte? I have a friend Colin Lewisohn who directed a […]

‘Close As Second Skins’ with Paul Hardwick

We catch up with writer, musician and photographer Paul Hardwick, also known in the literary world as ‘Oz Hardwick’. He shares his writing inspirations, how he feels having other artists perform his work, and his

Forgotten Leeds: Martin Bell by Paul Whittle

Forgotten Leeds – a mini-series of short introductions to three little-known figures connected to Leeds by birth and/or their work here in the city – part three: Martin Bell (1918-1978) – the forgotten poet: Originally

The Portico Brotherton Poetry Prize is now open!

The Portico Brotherton Poetry Prize celebrates new poetry, using themes to stimulate creativity in both an Open category and a Young category. The Portico Library launched the Portico Poetry Prize in 2012 with two categories:

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