We were overwhelmed by the response to our call for additional young writers for Becoming a Poet to be published … More
Author: Sue Dymoke
Sue Dymoke was a poet, Associate Professor in Education at Nottingham Trent University and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. What They Left Behind, her third full poetry collection was published by Shoestring Press in 2018. A posthumous collection, What to do Next, was published by Shoestring Press in 2023, when there was a memorial celebration of her life in University Hall, Nottingham. Sue's memorial video can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDDSW_HOEc&t=60s This website is maintained in her memory by her civil partner, David Belbin, but will not be updated.
Bloomsbury book
Writing opportunity for young poets aged 13- 25, who are beginning to break through into the poetry scene with some success in Slam, Spoken Word or page-based work.
Young Poets’ Stories at NATE Conference
On Saturday 12th November 2022 we will be giving a keynote lecture at Re-imagining English, Re-connecting English teachers NATE Conference 2022 at Manchester … More
Piecing key themes together
We are deeply immersed in drawing out key themes from the interviews conducted over the last two years with Foyle Young Poets and mentors. All the interviews are proving to be highly thought-provoking. Our participants have given us so much rich interview data to reflect on and thematic strands are emerging for further discussion with the Advisory Board in June.
October 2021 update
Our Stage 2 interviews are now completed. A special thanks goes out to all the Young Poets in our study … More
Second interviews with Young Poets
Young Poets’ Stories: second set of research interviews have begun this week.
Reading and writing in the Year of the Ox
As we move into the Year of the Ox, an animal symbolising hard work, intelligence and reliability, Young Poets’ Stories is celebrating its one year anniversary. To celebrate this turn of the year, Richard and Sue have been delving into the symbol of the Ox in different faiths, beliefs and in poetry. We hope the images, stories and poems will inspire your own writing.
Open the door: Jo Bell’s writing prompts
During Lockdown (version 2) Jo Bell, a former Canal Laureate and all round poetry wonder woman, published a daily writing … More
Ruth Padel’s Letter to a Young Poet
On Monday this week distinguished poet Ruth Padel gave a reading in the Nottingham Poetry Festival 2020 from her new … More
Science and Poetry: Atomic poems
Experiment with writing fibs or atomic poems by using the atomic poetry generator. The generator draws on the Fibonacci sequence, found in the natural world, to determine the word count and line structure of your poem.
Young Poets' Stories 