Poetry

Amy Key

Capri: poetry and ocean

A trip to the Italian island was inspired by verse. But could my trip to the real place live up to expectations?

Sun 2 Nov 2025

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Seamus Heaney’s poems for a darkening age

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Seamus Heaney’s poems for a darkening age
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Phillis Wheatley, the first Black nature poet

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Phillis Wheatley, the first Black nature poet
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A radical rural manifesto

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A radical rural manifesto
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Simon Armitage makes peace with the dead

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Simon Armitage makes peace with the dead
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A post-punk cabaret singer’s funny, fiery poetry collection

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A post-punk cabaret singer’s funny, fiery poetry collection
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In Letters from Max, Sarah Ruhl celebrates friendship – and soup

Thu 22 May 2025

In Letters from Max, Sarah Ruhl celebrates friendship – and soup

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