Poems

The poet Ted Kooser turned 85 this year, and the Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate of the United States is as productive as ever, with Copper Canyon Press putting out his latest volume, Raft, earlier this fall.

Chatto & Windus' poetry editor Sarah Howe has revealed her aims for the list's future with The Bookseller, including reaching new readers through 'non traditional routes'.

Benjamin Zephaniah has died aged 65.

An announcement made by his family on the poet's Facebook page stated that he died in the early hours of 7th December 2023, eight weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Nominations for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards recently opened, and Goodreads is coming under fire for its decision to eliminate several categories. Children's & Middle Grade, Poetry, and Graphic Novels were removed from the awards. A new category, Romantasy, has been added.

When I first saw the news that Caffè Nero is establishing a new set of writing prizes, I was thrilled. Since the Costa book awards came to an untimely end last year, it's been obvious there is a gap that needs filling, a mechanism to celebrate titles which have the potential to reach a bigger than expected audience.  Read more