Just One Poem

Here are some thoughts on the Major Oak, the famous tree in Sherwood Forest which was announced as dead in June 2026.

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In this episode of Just One Poem, UNESCO World Poetry Day poet Dom Conlon reads his poem 'The Quiet Doors' which was commissioned by Manchester City of Literature.

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In light of the announcement that books for children will be eligible for a new category of the Booker Prize, I turn to a poem by Nicola Davies to discuss why we need to blur the edges between poetry for children and poetry for adults. This isn't so much Just One Poem as it is Just One Poetry Ramble.

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This is Just One Poem and today's poem is called How Stars Die. It was written by Dom Conlon and published in Caterpillar Magazine and then in The Big Amazing Poetry Book which was edited by Gaby Morgan, illustrated by Chris Riddell, and published by Macmillan.

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In this episode of Just One Poem, Dom Conlon reads 'Moons' from his collection 'Astro Poetica'.

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Dom Conlon reads Wild Garlic, a poem in the Welcome to Wild Town collection which he co-authored with A F Harrold and which was illustrated by Korky Paul.

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In this episode, Dom Conlon reads 'Between you, me, and the Moon' from his book, This Rock That Rock.

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I'm reading a poem from Blossomise by Simon Armitage which was illustrated by Angela Harding. The poem is called Blossom: a CV.

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I'm reading a poem from The Book of Bird Poems, an anthology chosen by Ana Simpson and illustrated by Ryuto Miyake. The poem I've chosen to read is called Flamingo, and it was written by Cheryl Pearson.

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I'm reading a poem from Deborah Alma's beautifully curated Wild Remedy anthology. The poem is called The Path of Grass and it was written by Dan Simpson.

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