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Jennifer Lee Tsai

Melete

Publication Date: 01 May 2026

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Jennifer Lee Tsai’s first full-length poetry book is a compelling narrative exploring family history, intergenerational trauma, love, loss, migration and belonging from the perspective of a second-generation British Chinese identity. Melete interweaves dual cultures and heritages, moving from China and Hong Kong to Liverpool. The mythic structure of the book relates to the three...

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Tishani Doshi

Egrets, While War

Publication Date: 01 May 2026

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Patricia Smith

The Intentions of Thunder

Publication Date: 01 May 2026

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J.H. Prynne

Poems

Publication Date: 23 Apr 2015

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Peter Didsbury

Scenes from a Long Sleep

Publication Date: 01 Apr 2026

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Neil Astley

John McCullough

Lily Blacksell

Patricia Smith

Rita Ann Higgins

Cathy Galvin

Penelope Shuttle

Polly Clark

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News & Publicity

Patricia Smith's The Intentions of Thunder reviewed in The Guardian

Patricia Smith's retrospective The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems reviewed in The Guardian of 2 May 2026.

News & Publicity

Rita Ann Higgins' retrospective Jiving with Wasps: interviews & reviews

Interviews with Rita Ann Higgins on RTE Radio 1's Brendan O'Connor Show & Poetry People, and in the Connacht Tribune. Reviews in The Irish Catholic & on Books for...

Poetry Events

Patricia Smith Launch Readings

American poet Patricia Smith will read from her retrospective The Intentions of Thunder at Cork International Poetry Festival on 15 May; her joint online launch is on...

Poetry Events

Bloodaxe Books at Ledbury Poetry 2026

Poets appearing at this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival include George Szirtes, Tishani Doshi, Penelope Shuttle, Ruth Fainlight, Dzifa Benson and Cathy Galvin. 26 June...