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Poem: I am the king of Belgium

19 January 2020by Pete Green 1 Comment

My realm is central to our continent

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The Hope Gardens development, with older high-rise towers in the background

Nothing lasts forever: Hope Gardens and the meaning of permanence

18 October 2019by Pete Green Leave a comment

In which the poet visits a new estate which will be dismantled in 2024, and has a think about our understandings of home and the temporary

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The provincial sublime: transcendence and the post-industrial

16 August 2019by Pete Green Leave a comment

Poetry can still offer a kind of transformative power, but to appreciate it your gaze may have to shift in some unexpected ways

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The amazing convergence of indiepop and poetry

12 March 2019by Pete Green 1 Comment

A distinctive aesthetic, a hand-crafted feel, beautiful objects… and now an all-dayer in Kent with the greatest line-up ever

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Passengers on a local train drinking booze, presumably en route to a night on the town

Platform change: time, perception and railway poetry

5 November 2018by Pete Green Leave a comment

Railways do the job of poetry before poets even get on board – so different approaches are needed

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Praise for Sheffield Almanac

30 June 2018by Pete Green Leave a comment

It’s one year since my pamphlet was published. Here’s a quick look at three reviews of it

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A view of the Flapper from across the canal with two tower blocks in the background

Finding my way to the Flapper & Firkin

13 June 2018by Pete Green Leave a comment

Another important small venue is about to fall under the developer’s wrecking ball. The Flapper helped me find my way… in more ways than one

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Me and three colleagues standing on the picket line in the snow

Striking, poetry, and other alternatives to work

27 March 2018by Pete Green Leave a comment

Liberation from the office means a chance to write, cook, and ponder the absurdity of the Western work ethic as we know it

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Multiple boundaries: a winter walk at Cleethorpes

11 January 2018by Pete Green 1 Comment

Re-exploring your hometown can reveal surprises, on the edgelands between the familiar and the unknown

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Off the shelf: urban choices and Sheffield Ikea

26 September 2017by Pete Green Leave a comment

On the one hand, nice furniture and 400 new jobs… on the other, corporate uniformity, dirty air and premature deaths

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  • Poem: I am the king of Belgium
  • Nothing lasts forever: Hope Gardens and the meaning of permanence
  • The provincial sublime: transcendence and the post-industrial
  • The amazing convergence of indiepop and poetry
  • Platform change: time, perception and railway poetry

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My debut poetry pamphlet is out now!

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We’re Never Going Home

My second album, released in 2016

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