North by North-EastThe North East has long been a stronghold for writers and poets, home to many of the countrys most active small presses, Flambard, Mslexia, IRON and of course Bloodaxe, home to the nations largest literary award (from The Northern Rock Foundation), and home also to a whole host of talented poets either born there or attracted there by the regions active literary scene. This extensive anthology features the work of more than 40 poets resident in the

deserves a Welsh Knighthood"

Somalia and Iran

on the Bachmann-Celan correspondence

Peter Clark Voices from the Other World: Ancient Egyptian Tales

Hampton Hawes

Peter Ghyssaert

Mourid Barghouti's poetry shines through the translation

In 1996 she received an Arts Council of England Writer’s Award

Elena Ignatova

from the Mabinogion

Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

Michael Hamburger