Oh yes you are: you’ve never written a poem before and you’ve been encouraged by that Ian McMillan to have a go so now you’re going to have a go. Pen clicked. Notebook open. Radio on.

Or has our focus on poems like Owen's distorted our view of ... of two key war poetry anthologies edited by Brian Gardner and Ian Parsons. These heavily featured Owen and other poets whose work ...

Watch Ian McMillan's tips on writing poems for special occasions Pre-school fun in a magical world of poetry. Tips and advice for budding slam poets and writers. The BBC is not responsible for the ...

Music critic Ian Penman is back with a pioneering book of essays alluding to a lost moment in ... David talks to Mark Ford and Seamus Perry, hosts of Political Poems, about what makes a great ...