‘Infinite genius’: Yiyun Li on Anne Carson
When her sons died, the Book of Goose author turned to Grief Lessons, Carson’s translation of four plays by Euripides. She reflects on the ‘life sustaining’ work of an extraordinary writer
Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
Most prestigious literature prize goes to Canadian known for genre-crossing works such as Autobiography of Red
Agate Head / Stone Soup by Patricia Lockwood review – a gem of a collection
Inspired by stones and metals, the memoirist and novelist’s first poetry collection for more than a decade is charming, whimsical and intimate
Best Australian books out in October: Magda Szubanski, delicious recipes and a picture book ‘masterpiece’
Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
John Cooper Clarke looks back: ‘Getting older sucks – it’s marginally better than being dead’
The punk poet on his heroin years, dressing like Ronnie Wood, and achieving his boyhood ambition
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Have It by John Cooper Clarke; The Dodo Stories by Mary Mulholland; Red River Valley by Ian McMillan; Some Sacred Harbour by Roger Robinson; Otherwhere by Carolyn Forché
Rhapsody: A Manifesto by Alice Oswald review – a history of the spoken word, from Homer to Ted Hughes
A twisting, beguiling investigation into the art of poetry that ends in a call to arms on behalf of the natural world
Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof
Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festival
Robin Morgan obituary
Political theorist and one of the first feminists of her generation to point out the misogyny within male leftist counterculture
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Fetch by Colin Bramwell; Girling by Eve Esfandiari-Denney; The Dead One, The Unconscious One, Thundering in Your Ear, Thriving Slumber by Jay Gao; Belling the Leopard by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley; The Matter by Padraig Regan
Kevin Powers: ‘I was ready to abandon Infinite Jest a thousand times’
The American author on falling in love with The Great Gatsby, being inspired by Dylan Thomas – and the memoir of a canoe trip in Texas he comes back to
New Cemetery by Simon Armitage audiobook review – the poet laureate’s meditations take flight
The building of a cemetery during the pandemic inspires the Huddersfield-born author to reflect on childhood memories and the changing local landscape
Late Fame review – Willem Dafoe superb as ever as twilight-years bohemian getting a second chance
Adaptation of an Arthur Schnitzler novella sees Dafoe’s ageing poet embraced by a younger cohort of capricious hipsters. It’s smart, literate and affecting
Emily Wilson to retranslate the Odyssey from scratch
Writer who criticised Christopher Nolan film based on her 2017 translation is working on new version of Homer’s poem
A poem by Troy Wong: ‘My djungelskog is my role model for an alternative masculinity’
Each week during Australian Poetry Month, a poet walks us through one of their works. Here, Wong shares how his floppy Ikea stuffie is a role model for a softer, more vulnerable identity