A decline in honeybee populations: trouble that’s hard to put into words Plainpicture/Mint Images
The winners of the Ginkgo Prize will be announced at the Poetry in Aldeburgh festival, from 2 to 4 November
POETRY and nature have always gone hand in hand, but now there is new bite as poets increasingly address environmental issues, adding politics and activism to their literary armoury.
A big cash prize also helps. One of the biggest poetry prizes is the Ginkgo Prize (formerly the Resurgence Prize), which closed for submissions on 15 August. It awards £5000 to the best poem on an…
