In 1790 he walked through revolutionary France to the Alps and subsequently adopted radical ideas in the company of close friends Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. In 1843, aged 73, ...

As a writer, Paul Heaton is the Poet Laureate of the prosaic; the manner with which he combines Hollywood melodies and public-house lyrics is both distinctive and special. At his best, he’s like ...

Previous Poets Laureate include: Emma Trelles, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Enid Osborn, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Chryss Yost, Paul Willis, David Starkey, Perie Longo, and Barry Spacks. Applications are ...

Previous poets laureate include Emma Trelles, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Enid Osborn, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Chryss Yost, Paul Willis, David Starkey, Perie Longo and Barry Spacks.