Blackbird Singing at Dusk by Wendy Pratt review – the great smells of the north and nature
Grief rubs shoulders with greasy chip pans in a humorous and heartfelt celebration of the coastal working class
AI poetry rated better than poems written by humans, study shows
Findings suggest non-expert poetry readers who participated preferred AI works because they find them more straightforward and accessible
Poem of the week: Renacuajos by Michael Schmidt
An oblique elegy for the poet’s brother is addressed to his great-niece with some friendly information about the life of tadpoles
The exile of Mosab Abu Toha: how a Gazan poet was forced to flee his home
His house was bombed and his relatives killed, before he escaped to the US. Now he is on a relentless, restless drive to tell the stories of all those left behind
Poem of the week: The Kurdish Musician by Mimi Khalvati
An émigré player’s artistry sings through a London street, rising over many barriers
The Guardian view on the rise of eco-poetry: writing cannot ignore global heating
Editorial: Verse’s connection to nature can inspire awareness and hope amid the climate crisis, offering clarity beyond data
The Position of Spoons, and Other Intimacies by Deborah Levy review – portrait of the artists
Levy reflects on the creative women who have inspired her, in essays that range from the trivial to the profound
Poem of the week: My husband falling by Robert Hamberger
A minor tumble in the street gives a small indication of the larger risks a couple face and the consolations of mutual support
Jehane Markham obituary
Other lives: Playwright whose work appeared on television, radio and in the theatre, and whose poems were published in five volumes
On my radar: Noreen Masud’s cultural highlights
The writer and academic on stories and poetry from Gaza, an exhibition of friendship, and the cat rescue website she prefers to dating apps
The best recent poetry – review roundup
An Arbitrary Light Bulb by Ian Duhig; What the Earth Seemed to Say by Marie Howe; Collected Poems by Mimi Khalvati; Ceremony for the Nameless by Theresa Lola; Girl by Ruth Padel
Poem of the week: from At the Dimensional Border by Philip Fried
Reflecting outward from minimal geometry, the poet renders large events at a granular scale
John Keats statue to be unveiled near his birthplace in London’s Moorgate
Martin Jennings – whose previous public sculptures include John Betjeman, George Orwell and Philip Larkin – has based his bronze on a life cast of the poet, taken when he was 21
The Colour of Extinction by SC Flynn review – into the darkness… or the light?
Pulsating with tidal energy, the Dublin-based poet’s imaginative first collection is a harrowing wake-up call shot through with optimism
British Academy to pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah at live event
Poetry in protest event on 30 October will showcase how political change can be explored through verse