Ken Gambles reads ‘Pit Pony’ (Issue 87)

Jo Haslam reads ‘Lancashire’ (Issue 86)

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The latest new-look edition of Pennine Platform is now available. Sixty pages of outstanding poetry including Rupert Martin and Danica Ognjenovic…

Latest edition of Pennine Platform is now available. Sixty pages of wonderful poetry including the late Thomas Ország-Land plus David Sapp, Ian…

The epigraph on the cover of this magazine is “poetry on the page… speaking in your mind’s ear.” Some people…