‘Why Poetry?’ – The Lunar Poetry Podcasts AnthologyTo celebrate their fourth anniversary Lunar Poetry Podcasts has teamed up with their poetry sibling Verve Poetry Press to produce Why Poetry?, a collection of poems by some of the UKs most exciting and vibrant voices. This anthology highlights the breadth and depth of the series, offering a snapshot of the range of talent contained within the archive. Since October 2014 Lunar has rejected the usual model of telling the listener what is good and

from a hellish prison- no easy task when P’ei Ti is the rebels’ most valuable hostage and Yun Cai considers himself merely a spent

“Litherland armours each poem with a carefully chosen form

marks a pivotal moment in the development of photography

a century later

Seepersad and Sons is highly readable because contributors to this book have followed the example and urging of the keynote speaker

A true poet

young lovers and elderly lovers

Yelena Gluzman is a performance artist

In this collection

What’s that sir

They have their own particular music and move like the feet of a dancer

But the past is intent on coming for her