Mapping the Future Clara Daneri in which the poet tries

in which the poet tries all the doors and windows to find her

Claire Askew’s electrifying second collection is an investigation of power: the power of oppressive systems and their hold over those within them

National Poet of Wales

and a volume of his essays on poetry will be published in autumn 2021 by Punctum Press

John Siddique

Mapping the Future Clara Daneri in which the poet triesIn 2008 the level of poets of colour published by major presses was less than 1%. In 2020 it was over 20%. The Complete Works Poetry an initiative spearheaded by Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo played a significant role in this change. Supporting 30 poets from 2008 through to 2020, The Complete Works produced an unprecedented number of prizewinners, including the Forward Prizes (3), T. S. Eliot Prize (2), Ted Hughes Award (2), Somerset Maugham