What is natural-sounding speech, and why is it so valued? Raymond Williams’ discussion of ‘nature’ in his Keywords was fraught … More
Author: Pennine Platform
Pennine Platform is a long-running independent poetry magazine, published twice a year in May and November.
Poems and Politics (Issue 89)
Jonathan Van-Tam has a way with metaphors. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer’s clear football analogies for tackling Covid-19 are a … More
Pennine Platform 91
Sixty pages of poetic inspiration and more between the lines. Order yours today.
‘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
Pennine Platform 88
Issue 88 now available. New work by 32 poets, from the Pennines to Greece. Order yours today.
‘The Notebook’ by Clive Watkins (Issue 87)
It is in the end as if the morning light streamed through him where he sits at the half-open window, … More
‘Near and Far’ by Jeanette Hattersley (Issue 87)
There is still grandeur; the curve of stone steps, the long, lazy windows overlooking the street where hens peck at … More
‘Boustrophedon’ by Aidan Everett (Issue 87)
Does the ploughman, reaching the east of his furrow, lift up the plough and return it to the west to … More
‘Windows is shutting down’ (Issue 87)
At some stage in their careers most serious poets attend writing workshops. These events differ widely. Some are closed shops; … More
Pennine Platform 87
Issue 87 now available. 56 new poems by 32 poets, from the Pennines to Australia. Order yours today.
Pennine Platform on The Radio
Hear Pennine Platform on the radio! Editor Julia Deakin and a selection of poets from issue No. 85 demonstrate what … More
John Duffy reads ‘One of many circles’ (Issue 86)
‘Pulex irritans’ by Jenny Dixon (Issue 86)
Pulex irritans I am the n times great-grandson of the flea that famously bit John Donne. Crushed to death by … More
‘Timeline’ by Joanna Sedgwick (Issue 85)
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’ 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
‘The Polish Princess who became Queen of Sweden’ by Mary Matusz (Issue 86)
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 86
Pennine Platform No. 86. Sixty pages of scintillating new work from the Pennines and far beyond. Fleur Adcock, John Duffy, … More
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