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Living Poetry Club - Challenge 2
Beyond the Bullring is the title poem of my first collection. Each of the stanzas explore the lives of people who live in the Sutton Coldfield area. more

The winner of our first poetry club challenge
We got a good selection of poems in the first challenge of our Living Poetry Club, and Julie Boden has chosen her favourite to be named Poem of the Month. more

Our readers' poetry from the first challenge
Read a selection of poetry inspired by our first Poetry Club challenge. more

Untitled poem
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My Secret Garden
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My Secret Garden
My secret garden will have lots of treesIncluding one with bamboo leaves That will rustle and teaseAt night fall more

Utopian Flowers (A secret garden in a city)
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Lament for the Rotunda
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The Secret Garden
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The Rotunda
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The Rotunda Quatrains
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Elvis
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Great Expectations
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Coram's Fields
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An April Birth
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A Corner of Tokyo
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A Secret Garden in a City
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Poem of the month: Cut on the bias
Read Birmingham Poet Laureate Julie Boden's poem about King Edward's Wharf - and get inspired to try your hand at your own work in a similar style. more

Try your hand at a poem in this style
In future issues I would like you to experiment with a variety of forms including villanelles, sestinas, rondels and triolets. more

Your chance to go from reader to writer
SelectLiving has teamed up with Birmingham's Poet in Residence at Symphony Hall Julie Boden to launch a new online poetry writing group for people based in - or have a place in their hearts for - the Midlands. more


 

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