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Hemisphere: A short book, a long poem, an impossible journey

8 October 2021by Pete Green Leave a comment

Announcing the publication of Hemisphere as a short book by Longbarrow Press in October 2021

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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 1 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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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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Sheffield Almanac: a poem of love and regeneration

19 June 2017by Pete Green 4 Comments

Some reflections on the little miracles of how and why my debut poetry pamphlet came into the world this month

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Putting the word out

8 March 2017by Pete Green Leave a comment

A little round-up of my new stuff published and forthcoming performances

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Hemisphere

A short book, a long poem, an impossible journey

The cover of Hemisphere, an illustrated map
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My second album, released in 2016

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