THE WEST MIDLANDS READERS’
NETWORK
& Poetry on Loan
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Teams of readers from all over the West Midlands have argued, debated, and stayed up late reading to choose the very best hot-off-the-press poetry. Only one book can be selected each month from hordes of brilliant editions available from three of the UK’s great poetry publishers; Faber and Faber, Picador and Bloodaxe – so each month’s choice is guaranteed to be something special, stamped with the seal of approval of readers from across the West Midlands.
Copies of
The Book of The Month are available for you to borrow from participating libraries, so
take The Poetry Book of the Month home with you. Or demand it from all good bookshops!
Never tried new poetry before? Neither had some of our readers, but dipping their
toes into poetry water led to unexpected delight, pleasures and discoveries.
Christine Bridgwood
| How these pages work Below by month is the title of each poet's book. As you can see the process is going on as you read, so click on the month and if you want to add any comments e-mail Christine at handinhand@cwcom.net And don’t forget to look out for next month’s choice! |
FEBRUARY Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes Billy Collins
MAY
Hand
in Hand - an anthology of love poems Edited by Carol Ann Duffy
JUNE Poems 1960-2000 Fleur Adcock Blood Axe
JULY Killing
Time Simon Armitage, Faber & Faber
AUGUST Last Words edited by
Don Paterson & Jo Shapcott, Picador
NEW SEPTEMBER Weblines John
Agard, Blood Axe
and more to come...
| The Libraries Without poets, there are no poems. Without publishers, there are no books. Without books, there are no readers. Without readers, there are no libraries - the librarians in Poetry Book Of The Month are readers too. Much of Poetry Book Of The Month is based upon Poetry On Loan, which has taken and sustained the Poetry Society's Poetry Place scheme from the end of last century into the new millennium! Without Poetry On Loan it would be hard to envisage Poetry Book of The Month. I wanted to include Birmingham Libraries' Philip Benjamin-Coker's explanation, but this page is too long... ...so, click here for Why Poetry On Loan? and an answer to Eliot's quest:-
Click here for Poetry On Loan itself, but down to brass tacks, here are Poetry Book Of The Month participating libraries and library staff:-
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For more details about Poetry Book Of The Month & Poetry On Loan
e-mail Christine Bridgwood at handinhand@cwcom.net
