The remarkable true story behind Elizabeth Smart’s wonderful work of poetic prose By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept finds a different – raw, powerful, heart-breaking – meaning in the concept ‘for the love of language’… Read more…
Yesterday we published Erik Didriksen’s fantastic anthology of Shakespearean spins on pop songs, Pop Sonnets. Last night Erik’s sonnets were featured on Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 Drivetime show, to celebrate National Poetry Day. Five hilarious sonnets were read out by actors, accompanied by atmospheric lute playing. You can listen to them here.
