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Francesca Gardner is standing with St Catharine's College, Cambridge in the background.

Study highlights poets' 'obsession' with lawnmowers

Academic research suggests British poets have written about mowing the lawn for nearly 375 years.

Yasmin poses in sleeveless black high-neck top. She has long black hair worn up and a fringe and dark eyes.

Palestinian writer's debut wins Dylan Thomas prize

Yasmin Zaher wins the £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize for her debut novel The Coin.

Ross Ayres has brown eyes, a shaven head, moustache and cropped goatee beard. He is wearing a black top.

Therapist crowned as market town's poet laureate

Therapist and counsellor Ross Ayres says he is "over the moon" to be given the honorary title.

A close up of a woman's hand holding a pen as she writes in a black hard back notebook while sitting on a sofa.

Poets invited to represent Jersey on world stage

Poets are invited to apply to represent Jersey at Transpoesie 2025 in Brussels in September.

River flowing through countryside with boulders either side and mountains rising up to the right, trees to the left

Bilingual poetry book encourages writing in Welsh

A bilingual collection of poems celebrating Wales' rivers gives Welsh and English "equal weight".

A man with black hair, a black beard and a dark coat, standing in front of a river. Buildings can be seen on the other side of the water behind him.

Birmingham's still amazing despite bin strike - poet

Former poet laureate Casey Bailey urges people to not lose sight of the good things about the city.

Birmingham & Black Country

Poet Donna Ashworth with blonde hair, smiling, in front of a bright pink curtain.

Donna Ashworth reads her viral poem Joy Chose You

Rydal Mount, a large white country cottage with a grey roof and several chimney stacks, stands in the background of the image, surrounded by trees and grass. A number of bluebells can be seen in the foreground.

Stars back bid to 'save' Wordsworth's home

Brian Cox, Miriam Margolyes and Paul McGann call Rydal Mount "a site of literary heritage".

Benjamin Zephaniah stands with his left hand held up slightly in the middle of a wooded area.

Poetry event held in honour of Benjamin Zephaniah

Sixty-five poems are read out before being attached to trees in the writer's memory.

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