why we do it

We like Living Poetry. We hope to encourage people to read more of it.

"Poetry is broad church, and more people write it than read it."
-- Chris Hamilton-Emery

We want to help bridge the gap between those who write poetry and those who yearn to read it.

"Reading is complicity in the creative process."
-- Marina Tsvetaeva

We provide a space to share encounters with today's poetry.

"...reading a poem... think of it as a journey. Where are the thought,
the sound and the feeling coming from, and where do they land up?"
-- Ruth Padel