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

These collections by Juliana Spahr, Mai Der Vang, Hasib Hourani and Martín Espada invite us to rethink the relentless accumulation of history.

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 ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

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 ...

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 ...