Following last month’s controversial GCSE poetry row, Matt Abbott looks at the state of poetry in British schools, and how a well-needed change could be on the horizon. Click here to have a read.
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Matt’s TSOTA column: Celebrating Yorkshire poetry
onTo mark this year’s Yorkshire Day, Matt’s August column for The State of the Arts champions five Yorkshire poets: Toria Garbutt, Kirsty Taylor, Andrew McMillan, Nadine Aisha Jassat and Helen Mort. Click here to read it!
Matt’s TSOTA column: Poetry versus privilege
onThis month, Matt Abbott uses his The State of the Arts column to look at how poetry can help us to understand and navigate privilege, and in particular, white privilege. Have a read of it here.
Matt’s TSOTA column: Poetry making a difference
onThis month’s column celebrates the BBC’s ‘Make a Difference in poetry’ campaign, which saw 40 poets from around England commissioned to pen something about the lockdown. It also features a quick round-up of other online spoken word poetry activity. Click here to read it!
Matt’s TSOTA column: Poetry is lockdown’s language
onIn this month’s spoken word column for The State of the Arts, Nymphs & Thugs founder Matt Abbott declares poetry as being the official language of lockdown. Inspiration from Salena Godden, Erin Bolens and more. Click here to read it.
Matt’s TSOTA column: Poetry’s online revolution
onThis month, Matt Abbott looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the spoken word poetry scene in the UK and beyond. Click here to read the column.
Matt’s TSOTA column: International Women’s Day 2020
onThis month’s ‘LIVEwire’ spoken word poetry column in The State of the Arts sees Matt Abbott shine a spotlight on ten of his favourite female poets, to mark International Women’s Day 2020. Click here to have a read!
Matt’s TSOTA column: Poetry on vinyl
onThis month’s ‘LIVEwire’ column follows on from a discussion in Roaring 20s Radio episode two, and looks at the joy of listening to poetry on vinyl – which as you know features two massive Nymphs & Thugs releases. You can read it here.
Matt’s TSOTA column: Self-care in the roaring ’20s
onOn the back of a General Election disaster immediately followed by the festive period, his month’s ‘LIVEwire’ column looks at poetry’s power when it comes to self-care and mental well-being. You can read it here.
