Primers Volume SevenIn 2023, Nine Arches Press launched their nationwide Primers scheme for a seventh time, in search of exciting new voices in poetry, with Katie Hale and Jane Commane as selecting editors. After reading through hundreds of anonymous entries, and narrowing down the choices from longlist to shortlist, three poets emerged as clear choices: Jade Cuttle, Antonia Taylor and Laura Varnam. Primers Volume Seven now brings together a showcase from three exciting

Through essays

David Sergeant

It kept me turning pages like mad

the author of acclaimed biographies of Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett and co-author of The Rough Guide to Jazz

extreme empathy and vivid imagery make Somewhere Something is Burning a compelling joyride of a read

In Banipal 48 we run a special feature on this year’s guests

Only then can summon the wit and courage to confront the warlord General An-Shu and his beautiful but cruel consort

adventure and learning

As a translator

self-change

that which resolutely remains unknown or ineffable

identity and community and what these mean to us