From the Ground to the Birdsong

From black holes and emu burgers to family dynamics, experiences of transformation, and many other points along the way, From the Ground to the Birdsong unites an array of poems that stand as a compelling collective vision of the mouthwatering possibilities of the contemporary poetry produced by the Barbican Young Poets programme.

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For more than a decade, the Barbican Young Poets programme has served as a base for experimentation, creative development and an ever-extending community of poetic practice. From the Ground to the Birdsong collects and celebrates work produced by poets of the 2024 cohort.

From black holes and emu burgers to family dynamics, experiences of transformation, and many other points along the way, these poems stand as a compelling collective vision of what's possible in contemporary poetry.