Monologue

Why Hone Tuwhare likes working near a door.

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The Kraken

Alfred Lord Tennyson conjures a spectacular and sympathetic vision of a mythical creature.

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Unlock your imagination and help Billy Collins find his vanished herd.

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Robert Hayden’s heartbreaking song of ice and fire.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay is confronted with mortality in this exquisitely crafted little poem.

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John Clare gets maudlin when he falls in love with an unattainable woman.

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Put on your gloves and hat and come play in the snow with Robert Bridges.

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Kofi Awoonor summons his oral heritage in this mournful poetic lament.

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Walter De La Mere scares his children – and us – with this mysterious fireside fairytale.

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