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Featured Poem: ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ by John Keats
Keats's 'Ode to a Nightingale' needs little in the way of introduction and I'm posting it today simply because it…
What is the Case
As part of its Capital of Culture celebrations, the Mersey Care NHS Trust is hosting an exhibition of the work…
Featured Poem: Eliza and the Bear by Eleanor Rees
Poet Eleanor Rees will be performing at the Bluecoat's Chapter and Verse literature festival and is currently exploring writing poems…
Liverpool Poets at Liverpool Literature Festival
There will be a big homecoming of Liverpool poets during the Liverpool Literature Festival from 3-9 November, with writers coming…
The Reading Cure: A Very Special Panel Member
It is with great delight (and excitement) that I can announce that Liverpool's legendary literature lover, Brian Nellist MBE, will…
Recommended Reads: Gould’s Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan
Gould’s Book of Fish: a novel in twelve fish, by Richard Flanagan (London: Atlantic Books, 2002), pp. 404. Chris Pak…
Featured Poem: From SIXTY, by William Gilson
Poet William Gilson introduces his poem Sixty. I'm an American living permanently in England. My wife Alison is English. Our…
Rebirths and Revamps
We've been working hard behind the scenes on a much-needed redesign of the Reader Organisation's website, which is why the…
The Reader Organisation’s Events in October
At The Reader Organisation we have been busy organising reading events as part of the Bluecoat's ‘Chapter & Verse' literature festival…
Roaming Readers: Ella Jolly Heads North
Ella Jolly is Reader in Residence at Bibby Line Group, where she is bringing great writing to group employees all…
Liverpool Medical Institution Reading and Health Event
Free tickets are still available for today's Reading and Health event at the Liverpool Medical Institution organised by The Reader…
Featured Poem: ‘Aeroplanes’, by Rebecca Goss
Poetry is changing and the ways we encounter it are changing too. Friend of The Reader Organisation Rebecca Goss is…
