Synopsis
Two years subscription to The North magazine. 2 issues per year for just £28. The poem Liverpool Disappears for a Billionth of a Second by Paul Farley, published in The North 35, won the 2005 Forward prize for the Best Single Poem. The North doesn't represent a geographical location, rather an attitude of mind. As MacNeice said, 'The North begins inside'. Intelligent, generous – if you're a lover of good poetry The North is essential reading. 'The North has a quality feel: it's the kind of book you can keep taking down from the shelf to read over and over again.' – Simon Jessop As a small independent magazine we're in a fortunate position. We don't follow trends, foster political affinities or keep up appearances. We don't do lots of useful, necessary and boring things, and we don't put up with middle-of-the-road ideas. The most important thing is the quality of the writing. In each issue: • a lively range of contemporary poetry by new and established writers, arranged anonymously (fully indexed at the back), which demonstrates our commitment to the poem rather than the poet • a broad spectrum of book reviews, from mainstream publishers to the smaller presses – sympathetic, rigorous • critical articles, conversations with writers, autobiography • 'Blind Criticism': two or three writers put their heads on the block and comment on a poem without knowing who wrote it • 'Poets I Go Back To': writers reveal which poets from the past have most influenced them • 'The Collection': writers talk about books that are important to them. • plus occasional 'Brief Guides To ...' well known poets (for example, John Killick on Douglas Dunn, Anna Adams on Elizabeth Bishop) 'Excellent' – Carol Ann Duffy, The Guardian 'Redressing the balance of English poetry' – Poetry Review 'The North grows in authority with every issue' – Andy Croft 'Dark and true and tender is The North' – Alfred Lord Tennyson
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