How to Be a PoetHow to be a Poet is the brainchild of poet Jo Bell and editor Jane Commane. As a natural follow on to the 52 Project of 2014, this book aims to help poets taking the next step in developing, working and participating in the wider creative community as a writer. How to be a Poet combines practical advice and topical mini essays that examine both the technical and creative dimensions of being a poet. Its a no nonsense manual where weve replaced the

on the death of her own son

exploring the concept of hybrid forms and their capacity to reach audiences excluded by the exclusively literary

rationalistic materialism of his science teacher

Coleridge’s ‘Kubla Khan’

FEATURE ON THE NOVEL IN SAUDI ARABIA

They might be set alongside the Mother Tongues issue of MPT as testimony of the packed plethora of voices in the British Isles today

Ron joined the army in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War

a book of poems and verbatim interviews that takes the reader on a surprising and enriching journey through memory and imagination

"This is a book for people who like to feel a bit sick when they read poems

Editorial: Thank You for your Support

with poems from Widad Nabi from Syria and Lamia Makaddam from Tunisia

Maher Menzalji – A Short Story The Grand Plan