Romantic Poets in the Wild #7: Linda Collins
This week we are delighted to feature the poetry of Linda Collins. A New Zealander, Linda has an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) with distinction from the University of East… Read more »
Category: Poetry
Romantic Poets in the Wild #6: Yu-Hung Tien
Romantic Poets in the Wild is back again with the poetry of Yu-Hung Tien. Yu-Hung Tien is a BIPOC poet and now doing a PhD in English at the University… Read more »
Romantic Poets in the Wild #5: Jodie Marley
We (meaning us) are back with another Romantic Poets in the Wild. This week we are featuring poetry by Jodie Marley! Jodie Marley (she/her) researches William Blake and his cultural… Read more »
Romantic Poets in the Wild #4: Ciaran O’Rourke
RPW is back with more poetry, the thing everybody loves! This week we have Dublin-based poet Ciaran O’Rourke. O’Rourke is a widely published poet whose second collection, Phantom Gang, was… Read more »
Announcement: the Keats-Shelley Poetry and Essay Prize 2024
Keats-Shelley Prize 20242024’s Keats-Shelley Poetry and Essay Prizes are open. The Chair of this year’sjudging panel is the acclaimed writer, broadcaster and historian Tom Holland.Poets are asked to write a… Read more »
Romantic Poets in the Wild #2: Colin Harker
RPW is back with another poet who has been inspired by the Romantics and/or Romantic themes–this week, as we move into autumn/winter months, we have a writer deeply moved by,… Read more »
Romantic Poets in the Wild #1: Jamison Oughton
I first met Jamison Oughton through an old Facebook group entitled ‘Contemporary Romantic Poetry’ and we have been friends for many years. We connected over our shared enthusiasm for the… Read more »
Call for Contributors: Romantic Poets in the Wild
This call for contributors simultaneously announces a new series on the BARS blog, ’Romantic Poets in the Wild’ (RPW for short)! This will be a series that features creative writers,… Read more »
On This Day: 19th April 1824 – Lord Byron dies in Missolonghi, Greece
Byron died far from home, in Missolonghi, Greece, where he played his role (most often as mediator or financier) in the Greek struggle for independence. He did not die in… Read more »
John Clare: Melodys of Earth and Sky
A CD album of new music and poetry readings is released on 25 March by NMC recordings. BAFTA Award-winning actor Toby Jones reanimates the nineteenth-century poet John Clare through his… Read more »