JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
'There was a real humanity and beauty in those words'
DAVID CAIN talks to Andy Croft about the genesis of his Forward Prize-nominated poem, drawn from verbatim transcripts of the inquiry into the Hillsborough stadium disaster
Bearing witness: David Cain
The bard joins the Carnival Against Fascism, which summer fun sends him down Memory Lane
FIONA O’CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning Welsh language drama
MARIA DUARTE and MICHAL BONCZA review Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, Familiar Touch, Nino, and Toy Story 5
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ALEX HALL welcomes an analysis of how modern capitalism is deeply intertwined with emotions, and their manipulation
DAVID CAIN has had a good season. Luton Town have just been promoted to the Championship and now his first book of poems has been shortlisted for this year’s Forward Prize for best first collection.
Truth Street is a book-length poem about the events at Hillsborough on April 15 1989, when 96 men, women and children died during the opening minutes of the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.
It remains the worst tragedy in British sporting history and for almost 30 years the survivors and the families of the dead have had to campaign against the police, government and media who blamed Liverpool fans for the tragedy.
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