Anne Whittle (alias chattox)
“And after, well fed-up but famished, I knashed at th bare bakside/ of an apl csh csh – -/ nd an appl &/ another apple – and felt non the better for it, only old…” By Camille Ralphs.
Read More
Saboteur showcase: close readings
Close readings of five poems from the Saboteur 2016 Best Pamphlet shortlist.
Read More
Meet the Editors: Poetry
The Missing Slate’s poetry editors talk about time, love and everything in-between in our Meet the Editors series.
Read More
Poet of the Month: Thomas C. Dunn
“We don’t learn by judging; we learn by fighting to understand.” Thomas C. Dunn, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month for August, talks to Camille Ralphs.
Read More
Poet of the Month: Jarkko Tontti
“In general, creative writing needs rules and constraints, ways to more or less artificially limit the unlimited options available to the writer.” Jarkko Tontti talks to Camille Ralphs in the latest instalment of our Poet of the Month series.
Read More
Poet of the Month: Yusra Amjad
“Female empowerment does not look the same in every society; it does not even look the same in two different women.” Yusra Amjad, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month for January, in conversation with Camille Ralphs.
Read More
Poet of the Month: Hubert Moore
“In the UK, as things stand, poetry is too weak to bring change…” Hubert Moore, our Poet of the Month for August, talks to Camille Ralphs.
Read More
Poet of the Month: Iain Britton
“I have always been fascinated by mysteries, enigmas…” Iain Britton, our Poet of the Month, in conversation with Camille Ralphs.
Read More
Poet of the Month: Doug Bolling
Doug Bolling, our Poet of the Month, talks to Camille Ralphs about Magritte, Plato, Wallace Stevens and the ‘great power’ of poetry.
Read More
‘The buzz of the city translated into poetry’
Camille Ralphs reviews Best of Manchester Poets, Volume 3
Read More