Great interview with Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie, joint winners of the @ForwardPrizes for Best Collection, on @BBCRadio4's Front Row. They read poems and discussed their collections #Avidyā and #Wellwater with host @SamiraAhmedUK (from 32:13). https://t.co/y7Xnhd30pW

@ForwardPrizes @BBCRadio4 @SamiraAhmedUK A conversation between Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie about their Forward Prize for Best Collection-winning collections #Avidyā and #Wellwater features in @TheLondonMag's @ForwardPrizes series. Both poets refer to this in their @BBCFrontRow interview. https://t.co/vTRMe8RF58

John Obi Mikel, the former Nigerian Chelsea player talks about the issues concerning Liverpool: “The tragic loss of Diogo Jota is still being felt..” 🥲 https://t.co/OcN0lrzRRa

RIP Jack Dejohnette ❤️❤️ Miles Davis Trumpet Wayne Shorter Sax Chick Corea Piano Dave Holland Bass Jack Dejohnette Drums 1969 Juan Les Pins, France

Rest well, Master Jack DeJohnette 🕊️🙏🏾 🥁

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MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is open for entries in both categories: The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines Deadline 31 January 2026 This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @BetaRish Good luck! https://t.co/GRCIM2zl3y

Today in Parliament, I asked the government for assurances that we will give every possible help and support to the people of Jamaica as they face Hurricane Melissa.

Freddie Mercury came to the UK as a kid because people that looked like him were being killed back home in Zanzibar. In the UK, he formed Queen. In the UK, he became a global icon. But he didn’t become British by getting famous. He became British by building a life here.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of drummer Jack DeJohnette. A versatile powerhouse behind the kit, Jack DeJohnette stands as one of jazz’s most adventurous and wide-ranging drummers—equally at home in free jazz, fusion, and R&B. Throughout his career, DeJohnette

On a day of big poetry announcements, here's my tiny news: I'll have a fifteen minute reading for The Poetry Place on Nov 30th at 3pm. In the meantime, here are some great contributions: https://t.co/FV13i6YzKv… Many thanks to @dawngormanpoet 🦋

We don’t support because it’s easy. We support because it’s Liverpool🔴 I have been in dressing rooms that felt this kind of pressure. You feel the noise, the doubt, the headlines. But you also feel the energy from those who support. That’s what carries a team through. So

'a deeply moving, relevant, necessary collection of poems that meditates on identity and belonging.' - Rommi Smith We're thrilled that Vidyan Ravinthiran's third collection Avidyā has been named joint winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2025. https://t.co/0p7TdVqkZS

“At the end of the storm there is a golden sky”@LFC

Dear Friends, I can't remember the last time a poet living and writing in Wales won one of the @ForwardPrizes. Abeer Ammer’s poem is amazing. She has inspired me to work even harder at my craft. You can read it here: https://t.co/07rS0DRXIK

Dear Friends, the British poetry establishment continues to celebrate diversity. Big @ForwardPrizes for their diverse judging panels. Big up the grassroots organisations, independent publishers and big up the poets! Lastly, big up The Complete Works‼️

The winners of the #ForwardPrizes 2025!

Congratulations to all, and thank you to our supporters - the Jerwood Foundation, Arts Council England, the John Ellerman Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, and a number of individual donors.

The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Performed 2025: ‘Where I’m From’ by Griot Gabriel by (originally performed at Manchester UNESCO City of Literature).

The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written 2025: ‘At Least’ by Abeer Ameer (published by Modron Magazine)