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The Guardian view on booming poetry sales: Homer, meet the Instapoets

Editorial: In an unexpected twist, a Hollywood epic has contributed to Britain’s best-ever half-year in poetry sales

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14

It’s not just Homer: the new generation of poets enjoying epic success

Christopher Nolan’s film has made the Odyssey a bestselling book again, but a slew of new poets are breaking sales records, and have more in common with the ancient Greek than you might expect

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost

Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poem

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Utah bans 13 books from all schools

The state's Board of Education is seeking to comply with a new law that ostensibly aims to ban "pornography"

Salon · Aug 9, 2024

Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban

State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and library

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024

What Power Really Means to Influential Women

"I think people try to hoard it, and I think it's interesting when those who have it make sure others do as well."

Marie Claire · Mar 21, 2024

Rupi Kaur Opened Marie Claire's Power Play With Empowering Poetry

“I want to leave this place knowing I did something with my body other than trying to make it look perfect.”

Marie Claire · Mar 19, 2024

An Inside Look at Marie Claire's Power Play Party

Yvonne Orji, Richa Moorjani, and Stephanie Shepherd, among others, came together to celebrate and be celebrated.

Marie Claire · Mar 19, 2024

Whether voice of a generation or queen of cringe, Rupi Kaur was a gateway to the world of poetry

If poetry is to be a necessity for life rather than a luxury, then it should be accessible – and the bestselling Instagram poet has allowed many to see their feelings reflected in textual form for the first time

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Poetry sales boom as Instagram and Facebook take work to new audiences

Writing and reading poems is no longer a minority pastime as verse overlaps with self-help genre and classics are revisited

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2023