‘My Deafness, My Mother’s Deafness, My Grandad’s Deafness’ by John Barron (Issue 86)

My Deafness, My Mother’s Deafness, My Grandad’s Deafness Was felt inside that P.E. bag my mum stitched from old curtains. … More

Hard times (Issue 88)

‘Poetry in school,’ said Simon Armitage this September, ‘is one of those few occasions when you can experience language for … More

Issue 88 now available. New work by 32 poets, from the Pennines to Greece. Order yours today.

It is in the end as if the morning light streamed through him where he sits at the half-open window, … More

There is still grandeur; the curve of stone steps, the long, lazy windows overlooking the street where hens peck at … More

Does the ploughman, reaching the east of his furrow, lift up the plough and return it to the west to … More

At some stage in their careers most serious poets attend writing workshops. These events differ widely. Some are closed shops; … More

Issue 87 now available. 56 new poems by 32 poets, from the Pennines to Australia. Order yours today.

Hear Pennine Platform on the radio! Editor Julia Deakin and a selection of poets from issue No. 85 demonstrate what … More

Pulex irritans I am the n times great-grandson of the flea that famously bit John Donne. Crushed to death by … More

Timeline The Sign Language teacher explains where I should place my hands; to show past, present and future tense: the … More

My Deafness, My Mother’s Deafness, My Grandad’s Deafness Was felt inside that P.E. bag my mum stitched from old curtains. … More

The Polish Princess who became Queen of Sweden Catherine Jagiellon (1526-1583) Think of an entourage of fifty-nine: three Catholic priests, … More

Pennine Platform No. 86. Sixty pages of scintillating new work from the Pennines and far beyond. Fleur Adcock, John Duffy, … More

More elegies landed on our desk this September than in February. Even dialect poems seemed both to celebrate language and … More

What are poetry magazines for? ‘It’s hard to see how a little poetry magazine can make anything happen except satisfy … More

After Homer Dawn comes early with rosy fingers, but Odysseus has gone, his ships and crew – and if Athene … More