Wilfred Owen and Philip Larkin’s GCSE removal is ‘cultural vandalism’ – Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi hit out on Thursday at the move by OCR, which is part of a wider reform of the exam board’s anthology. The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022
Poem of the week: Hang Gliders with Saxophones by Ian Pople A vision of jazz’s iconic instrument as an acrobatic, airborne wonder The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022
Everything I Know About Love highlights the pain and pleasure of dating a Softboi As Dolly Alderton’s hit memoir finally arrives on screen in a BBC adaptation, Olivia Petter examines one of the dating tropes it dismantles The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Poem of the week: Last Hope by Ben Wilkinson This version of a sonnet by the French symbolist poet Paul Verlaine has a down-to-earth lyricism recalling Philip Larkin’s The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022
What I’ve learned from 10 years of therapy - and why it’s time to stop Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught me The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022
I’m thrilled we’ll get to read John le Carré’s letters – but what can this dying art reveal? We like to think private correspondence reveals all, but the truth is a lot more complicated The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022
And did those feet: 10 walks inspired by famous poets Matching rich verse with great scenery, these strolls follow in the footsteps of some of our greatest wordsmiths, from William Blake to Carol Ann Duffy The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
This be the verse for the Queen’s jubilee: Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes and Elizabeth II Letter: David Evans recalls Philip Larkin’s poem for the silver jubilee and his pastiche of what he imagined Ted Hughes might write The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022