Daljit Nagra explores Britishness…

Daljit Nagra’s remarkable debut marked the arrival of a thrilling new voice in poetry. In Tippoo Sultan’s Incredible White-Man-Eating Tiger Toy-Machine!!!, his second volume, his writing shows every bit the same verve and excitement that made his first book an unmissable event.

Discussing Edward Thomas and Gothic Fiction

George Miller discusses gothic fiction with Richard T. Kelly, author of the spine-chilling The Possessions of Doctor Forrest, and talks to Matthew Hollis about his new book, Now All Roads Lead to France, about the final years in the life of war poet Edward Thomas.

An Accommodation

An Andrew Love/Dave Pescod film adapting a poem by Simon Armitage for the Huddersfield Film Festival.

Wendy Cope on the Sky Books Show

Watch an interview with Wendy Cope, whose new poetry collection Family Values is out now via Faber.

A Q&A with Wendy Cope

Ben Parker interviews Wendy Cope, whose new poetry collection Family Values is out now via Faber.

Her first collection for a decade, Family Values contains Cope’s characteristic blend of sadness, joy, reflection and looking forward.

An interview with David Harsent

Listent to a wide-ranging interview with award-winning poet David Harsent, whose latest collection Night is published this month.

Jo Shapcott wins Costa Book of the Year

To celebrate her success, Bookhugger republishes Jo discussing her winning collection Of Mutability, and reads ‘I Go Inside the Tree’, one of a sequence of poems inspired by trees.

David Harsent reads Spatchock

David Harsent, who won the Forward Prize for his previous collection of poems, Legion (2005), reads ‘Spatchcock’ from his new book, Night, published in January.

Culture24 & Faber Poets Collaborate – Part Four: Joe Dunthorne

Writing poetry can seem like a daunting challenge to a fledgling poet: where do you find inspiration? How do you start a poem? And how can you use poetry to express your emotions and explore language?

Culture24 & Faber Poets Collaborate – Part Three: Lavinia Greenlaw

Writing poetry can seem like a daunting challenge to a fledgling poet: where do you find inspiration? How do you start a poem? And how can you use poetry to express your emotions and explore language?

Culture24 & Faber Poets Collaborate – Part Two: Simon Armitage

Writing poetry can seem like a daunting challenge to a fledgling poet: where do you find inspiration? How do you start a poem? And how can you use poetry to express your emotions and explore language?

Culture24 & Faber Poets Collaborate – Part One: Daljit Nagra

To mark National Poetry Day 2010 in October Faber teamed up with Culture24 to film four poets who each reveal what inspires them and how they write their poems. This first article features Daljit Nagra.

Jo Shapcott reads ‘I Go Inside the Tree’

Poet Jo Shapcott reads ‘I Go Inside the Tree’, one of a sequence of poems inspired by trees in her new collection, Of Mutability

Jo Shapcott on her new collection Of Mutability

The award-winning author of Electroplating the Baby, Phrase Book and My Life Asleep, which were gathered together in a selected poems, Her Book, discusses her new collection.

The Booklist: I do like to be beside the seaside…

Summer is upon us, and we will flock to the coast to enjoy the breeze and avoid the worst of the heat, thronging on the beaches and piers, riding the rollercoasters and swimming in the sea. This month’s Booklist features titles with a seaside theme, though not necessarily donkey rides and sticks of rock.

Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life

We present an excerpt from Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life, by Howard Sounes. The Pleasures of the Damned, a ‘best of the best’ collection of Bukowski’s poetry, is published this month.

Poetry, please…

Discover a new poem every week with Faber’s clever widget. From great new voices to cherished classics, 52 Poems brings you a weekly dose of remarkable poetry.

Faber New Poets: Jack Underwood

Showcasing the work of the Faber New Poets with a poem from the fourth volume.

Faber New Poets: Heather Phillipson

Showcasing the work of the Faber New Poets with a poem from the third volume.

Faber New Poets: Toby Martinez De Las Rivas

Showcasing the work of the Faber New Poets with a poem from the second volume.

Faber New Poets: Fiona Benson

The first of a series where we showcase the work of the Faber New Poets.

Faber’s 80th Birthday Poetry Extravaganza

To mark National Poetry Day, we have highlights from Faber’s 80th anniversary evening at the Soutbank Centre in London (October 2009). Featuring Seamus Heaney, Wendy Cope, Daljit Nagra, Alice Oswald and Paul Muldoon reading from their own work.