Is it possible to capture a tiger in a poem? The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has written a lot about animals in the past, but always at a distance. He wants that to change - to feel that he has ...

He wants that to change - to feel that he has captured the spirit of an animal, and done it justice in a brand new poem. Molluscs present particular challenges for poets - though not for the award ...

The voices in the poems belong to both people and animals noted the panel of judges, identifying the poet’s forte as lying in her “penetrating portrayals of human situations with all their ...

“The Rainbow Bridge” expresses the strong bond that often exists between a person and their pet, be it a dog, cat, horse, or ...

She also loved working on "Boom Bellow Bleat: Animal Poems for Two Or More Voices" because she discovered amazing facts about animals and their sounds, including that the second loudest creature ...