For the first time this year, The White Review Poet’s Prize was open to poets based anywhere in the world. Last month we announced a shortlist of eight poets. ...
Matthew Beaumont is the author and editor of several books, including Restless Cities (2010). His most recent book, Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London, will be published in April 2015. He teaches in the English Department at UCL.
Establish remorse from outset. Express bewilderment at sequence of events so unlikely, so absurd and catastrophic. Assure all present of blemish-free record, respect for...