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Rachael Boast

Versus Versus

100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets

Publication Date: 02 May 2025

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Poetry Book Society Recommendation The word versus means one thing pitched against another. To be versus versus, therefore, is a paradox, but paradox can be helpful – it can open a space for deeper thought. This anthology aims to be such a space. It brings together one hundred deaf, disabled and neurodivergent poets from across the international arena, from emerging voices to...

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Gillian Allnutt

lode

Publication Date: 02 May 2025

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William Martin

Marratide

Publication Date: 02 May 2025

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Kerry Hardie

We Go On

Publication Date: 22 Feb 2024

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Pascale Petit

Beast

Publication Date: 24 Apr 2025

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Benjamin Zephaniah

Krisztina Tóth

Arundhathi Subramaniam

Neil Astley

Marie Howe

Gwyneth Lewis

Vidyan Ravinthiran

Fleur Adcock

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News & Publicity

Kerry Hardie's We Go On shortlisted for the 2025 Pigott Poetry Prize

Kerry Hardie's ninth collection We Go On has been shortlisted for the 2025 Pigott Poetry Prize.

News & Publicity

Gillian Allnutt's Lode reviewed in The Guardian & Telegraph

Gillian Allnutt's tenth collection Lode reviewed in The Guardian and is featured as The Telegraph's Poetry Book of the Month for May 2025.

Poetry Events

Launch reading for Versus Versus: 100 poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets

Live on YouTube Thurs 22 May, 7pm BST. Anthology editor Rachael Boast will be joined by Karthika Naïr (India/France), Chisom Okafor (Nigeria) and Daniel Sluman (UK)....