The Guardian, 16 September 2015: "Poets speak out for refugees: 'No one leaves home, unless home is the mouth of a shark'." Photo: Amaal Said.

About Poets: WARSAN SHIRE

Photograph: Murdo Macleod, from The Guardian, 5 October 2012 │ Interview: 'Am I glad that I was poet laureate? Absolutely. Am I glad that I gave it up? Absolutely.'

About Poets: ANDREW MOTION

Clasics in Ñspel: Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 113

Clasics in Ñspel: Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 113

BBC Radio 4, Front Row, 2015: "Iraqi Kurdistan poet Choman Hardi tells us what triggered her passion for poetry"

About Poets: CHOMAN HARDI

The Sumatran tiger is among the species close to extinction. Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on biodiversity collapse: the crisis humanity can no longer ignore

Clasics in Ñspel: Your love and pity doth the impression fill - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 112

Clasics in Ñspel: Your love and pity doth the impression fill – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 112

Goldsmiths, University of London, 4 May 2017: "Film artist and painter Rosalind Nashashibi recognised for film depicting everyday life in Gaza"

About Artists: ROSALIND NASHASHIBI

Guardian, 2011: "Lots of reading goes into my pots. My own way of making things comes out of a great deal of thinking about literature." Photo: Eamon McCabe.

About Artists: EDMUND DE WAAL

Observer, interview, 2015: "Artist in search of the mystery figure." Photo: Andy Hall.

About Artists: LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE

Artists' Newsletter, interview, 2016

About Artists: HURVIN ANDERSON

Clasics in Ñspel: O! for my sake do you with Fortune chide - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 111

Clasics in Ñspel: O! for my sake do you with Fortune chide – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 111

‘There is less capacity to make do with less in the NHS because its staff have endured falling living standards for years.’ Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on NHS strikes: a last resort and a cry of despair

Shanghai residents scuffle with staff dressed in protective clothing on Wednesday, in an image obtained from social media. Photograph: Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the future of China’s unrest: more complex than it seems

From Czech: POSTMORTEM by Karel Čapek

From Czech: POSTMORTEM by Karel Čapek

Guardian, 21 November 2014; "Black Country” by Liz Berry, poetry review – ‘love flowed out of me like honey’

About Poets: LIZ BERRY

‘Mr Biden’s principal trade focus has been on decoupling from and competing with China.’ Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Biden’s ‘Buy America’ strategy: a wake-up call for Europe

Clasics in Ñspel: Alas! 'tis true, I have gone here and there - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 110

Clasics in Ñspel: Alas! ’tis true, I have gone here and there – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 110

Guardian, May 2016: "In an exclusive preview of his new show, Turner winner Martin Creed gives us a guided tour round old cars, smashed chairs and plastic bags from under his fridge." Photo: Sam Frost.

About Artists: MARTIN CREED

Birmingham, the city where Enoch Powell once gave his ‘rivers of blood’ speech, is now one of the most diverse places in the UK. Photograph: Brian Anthony/Alamy

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the latest census: mapping an ever more diverse country

Frank Poems: SAXOPHONICS

Frank Poems: SAXOPHONICS

Guardian, 3 October 2013: "Jacob Sam-La Rose: The rise of spoken word educators in UK schools"

About Poets: JACOB SAM-LA ROSE

Elephant: studio visit, March 2018. Photo: Benjamin McMahon.

About Artists: EVA ROTHSCHILD

Protesters hold up blank sheets of paper to express their dissent at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Monday. Photograph: Kanis Leung/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on China’s protests: zero Covid, maximum frustration

The view of Frodsham wind farm from Helsby Hill in Helsby, Cheshire. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the Tory energy rebellion: get rid of the onshore wind ban

Artnet: interview, 2022. Photo: Eva Herzog.

About Artists: FLORA YUKHNOVICH

Guardian, 25 February 2017: The Saturday poem: "One Night Comes Like a Blessing."

About Poets: GRACE NICHOLS

The Atlantic*, 2013: 'The Hyperrealistic Sculptures of Ron Mueck'

About Artists: RON MUECK

The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, addresses a BJP rally in Mehsana, Gujarat, before state assembly elections begin on 1 December. Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Modi’s India: the danger of exporting Hindu chauvinism

Scottish Herald, 2016: "Meet Rachel Maclean: The candy-coloured nightmare world of artist to represent Scotland at Venice 2017." Photo: Craig Gibson.

About Artists: RACHEL MACLEAN

Guardian, 2 July 2016: "The Hungarian-born British poet on the racism that has emerged during the campaign and since the vote to leave" Photo: Graham Turner.

About Poets: GEORGE SZIRTES

Washing hangs outside to dry on a fence of a home in November. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

In Ñspel: The Observer view on fuel poverty measures freezing out poorest Britons

Clasics in Ñspel: O! never say that I was false of heart – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 109

Clasics in Ñspel: O! never say that I was false of heart – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 109

Phaidon, 2020: "Cecily Brown takes on English country life in her new Blenheim Palace show"

About Artists: CECILY BROWN

Financial Times*, 2018: "The award-winning Guyanese-born poet John Agard talks to William Wallis about race, globalisation and falling under the spell of the ‘fairy of language.' Photo: Jack Latham.

About Poets: JOHN AGARD

Guardian, Interview, 22 November 2015. Photo: Katherine Anne Rose.

About Artists: HEW LOCKE

Clasics in Ñspel: What's in the brain that ink may character - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 108

Clasics in Ñspel: What’s in the brain that ink may character – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 108

Paris Review, 2018: "A Homework Assignment from W. H. Auden." Photograph: Diane Dorr Dorynek.

About Poets: W.H. AUDEN

Jimmy Lai is being held in solitary confinement before his latest trial on conspiracy charges. Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

In Ñspel: The Observer view on Britain’s feeble response to China’s assault on human rights

Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit this month. Of the G20 economies, only Russia’s is expected to perform worse than the UK’s. Photograph: Reuters

In Ñspel: Brexit has made Britain the sick man of Europe again

Rishi Sunak, centre, is struggling to master the uncontrollable Tory ship at Westminster. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the Conservatives: countdown to oblivion

Clasics in Ñspel: Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 107

Clasics in Ñspel: Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 107

The Guardian, 27 March 2014. "Once I stop painting, they should start measuring my coffin." Photograph: David Levene.

About Artists: HOWARD HODGKIN

‘Research, including from Ofsted, has shown that very young children were among the worst affected by the pandemic.’ Photograph: Fredrick Kippe/Alamy

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the pandemic’s educational impact: make good learning losses

From Czech: EDIFYING REMINISCENCES AND A FLYING LAMP by Karel Poláček

From Czech: EDIFYING REMINISCENCES AND A FLYING LAMP by Karel Poláček

Clasics in Ñspel: When in the chronicle of wasted time - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 106

Clasics in Ñspel: When in the chronicle of wasted time – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 106

The Observer, 8 February 2015: "The artist on Egon Schiele, the magic of New York, the poetry of Emily Dickinson and the brilliance of Lena Dunham’s Girls." Photograph: Felix Clay.

About Artists: CHANTAL JOFFE

‘The revelations about Lady Mone show just how much strain the upper house and British state institutions have been put under by the current political dispensation.’ Photograph: PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on crony capitalism: a moral corruption stalks parliament

From Czech: THE ENMITY OF X AND Y by Karel Poláček

From Czech: THE ENMITY OF X AND Y by Karel Poláček

Clasics in Ñspel: Let not my love be called idolatry - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 105

Clasics in Ñspel: Let not my love be called idolatry – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 105

Photo: Justin Sutcliffe; Independent, 2 December 2012. 'Age has mellowed the reggae poet who voiced the experience of young black men in the 1980s – but don't imagine that he's joined the mainstream. Sarah Morrison meets Linton Kwesi Johnson.'

About Poets: LINTON KWESI JOHNSON

Awaab Ishak, who died aged two due to respiratory problems caused by mould in his family’s flat. Photograph: Family handout/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on unsafe housing: underinvestment costs lives

The Guardian, 16 March 2012: "Anthony Caro: a life in sculpture." Photograph: Eamonn McCabe.

About Artists: ANTHONY CARO

From Czech: RUSTIC REVELS by Karel Poláček

From Czech: RUSTIC REVELS by Karel Poláček

Clasics in Ñspel: To me, fair friend, you never can be old - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 104

Clasics in Ñspel: To me, fair friend, you never can be old – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 104

About Artists: LAUREN CHILD

About Artists: LAUREN CHILD

English and Irish flags

Frank Poems: WHO DO I THINK I AM?

Clasics in Ñspel: Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 103

Clasics in Ñspel: Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 103

The Guardian, 14 July 2017, interview: ‘Poetry is an espresso shot of thought.’ Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi.

About Poets: DALJIT NAGRA

‘Rishi Sunak was obliged to spend much of his visit to the CBI conference in Birmingham denying suggestions that the government was hoping to pivot to a closer Swiss-style relationship with the European Union.’ Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Brexit heresy in the government: reality begins to bite

From Czech: OPERATICS by Karel Poláček

From Czech: OPERATICS by Karel Poláček

Clasics in Ñspel: My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 102

Clasics in Ñspel: My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 102

Clasics in Ñspel: O truant Muse what shall be thy amends - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 101

Clasics in Ñspel: O truant Muse what shall be thy amends – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 101

The Guardian, interview, 18 June 2019: "The social worker who became a Turner prize nominee." Photograph: Sebastiano Luciano.

About Artists: HELEN CAMMOCK

From Czech: DICK'S DINNER JACKET by Karel Poláček

From Czech: DICK’S DINNER JACKET by Karel Poláček

Jeremy Hunt gives his autumn statement in the House of Commons on 17 November. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement: setting a trap for Labour

Moya Lothian-McLean in the Guardian, 3 April 2022: "Twitter is strictly for the birds: never am I more disconnected than when plugged in"

Frank Poems: HUSHTAG

‘About 60% of the global population live in places where fertility rates have dropped below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman.’ Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on a demographic paradox: the rebirth of pronatalism

Clasics in Ñspel: Where art thou Muse that thou forget'st so long - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 100

Clasics in Ñspel: Where art thou Muse that thou forget’st so long – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 100

Clasics in Ñspel: The forward violet thus did I chide - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 99

Clasics in Ñspel: The forward violet thus did I chide – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 99

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, sings the national anthem during a visit to Kherson this week. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the G20 and supporting Ukraine: stay on course

Edinburgh Evening News, 2020: "Stage star Courtney lifts the curtain on racism in Edinburgh."

About Poets: COURTNEY STODDART

From left, Dominic Raab, Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Jeremy Hunt on the front bench at PMQs. Photograph: UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s cabinet: rewards for failure

‘The Bank of England regards growing unemployment as a necessary trade-off to prevent the acceleration of inflation.’ Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on mass unemployment: inflation will drop without this pain

Clasics in Ñspel: From you have I been absent in the spring - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 98

Clasics in Ñspel: From you have I been absent in the spring – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 98

Clasics in Ñspel: How like a winter hath my absence been - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 97

Clasics in Ñspel: How like a winter hath my absence been – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 97

‘The current problems were not caused by any one individual – but by 12 years of Conservative government.’ Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the NHS: set up to fail by being underresourced to meet demand

The Guardian, 25 August 2020, interview: "Great excavations: Elizabeth Price on unearthing the truth about work." Photograph: Sarah Lee.

About Artists: ELIZABETH PRICE

Cop27 participants walk past a climate mural in the conference’s Youth and Children Pavilion in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Cop27: this is no time for apathy or complacency

Clasics in Ñspel: Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 96

Clasics in Ñspel: Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 96

Clasics in Ñspel: How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 95

Clasics in Ñspel: How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 95

Frank Poems: YOU'RE HERE

Frank Poems: YOU’RE HERE

About Poets: MICHAEL LONGLEY

About Poets: MICHAEL LONGLEY

‘In New Zealand, a record crowd saw the host nation defeat England by a cruelly narrow margin in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final.’ Photograph: Michael Bradley/AFP/Getty

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the other World Cups: sport as it should be enjoyed

Clasics in Ñspel: They that have power to hurt, and will do none – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 94

Clasics in Ñspel: They that have power to hurt, and will do none – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 94

The Observer, interview, 1 October 2017: "Progress can cause profound suffering." Photograph: David Levene.

About Artists: JOHN AKOMFRAH

An artist’s view of Britishvolt's planned gigafactory. Photograph: Britishvolt/Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Britain’s electric vehicle industry: slow-motion car crash

‘The shock decision to award Qatar the contest was controversial even in 2010.’ Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Qatar’s World Cup: sportwashing stains football’s image

Clasics in Ñspel: So shall I live, supposing thou art true – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 93

Clasics in Ñspel: So shall I live, supposing thou art true – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 93

Clasics in Ñspel: But do thy worst to steal thyself away – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 92

Clasics in Ñspel: But do thy worst to steal thyself away – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 92

The Guardian, 16 May 2015. "Stroke of genius: Peter Doig's eerie art whisks the mind to enchanted places." Peter Doig in his London studio. Photograph: Martin Godwin.

About Artists: PETER DOIG

Multiple allegations of bullying have surfaced in relation to the former minister Gavin Williamson. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Observer view on the toxic workplace that is Westminster

Ukrainians in Kyiv celebrate Russia’s retreat from Kherson on 12 November 2022. Photograph: Ed Ram/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Observer view on negotiating with Vladimir Putin: it’s too soon

Clasics in Ñspel: Some glory in their birth, some in their skill – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 91

Clasics in Ñspel: Some glory in their birth, some in their skill – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 91

Clasics in Ñspel: OUT IN THE FIELDS WITH GOD, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Clasics in Ñspel: OUT IN THE FIELDS WITH GOD, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Guardian, 30 November 2017: Kim Moore's 'thrilling' debut poetry collection wins Geoffrey Faber prize. Photograph: Adrian Pope.

About Poets: KIM MOORE

‘Universities making cuts too often appear to lack any strategic vision or sense of accountability to staff, students and wider society.’ Photograph: Alamy

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on university cuts: jeopardising a precious heritage

‘Jeremy Hunt should remember that the best alternative to one sort of folly is never to embark on another sort.’ Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the UK economy: old folly or new folly

Clasics in Ñspel: Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 90

Clasics in Ñspel: Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 90

Clasics in Ñspel: Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 89

Clasics in Ñspel: Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 89

Clasics in Ñspel: When thou shalt be disposed to set me light – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 88

Clasics in Ñspel: When thou shalt be disposed to set me light – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 88

The Guardian, 26 March 2015: "How Mark Leckey became the artist of the YouTube generation." Photograph: Sarah Lee.

About Artists: MARK LECKEY

Clasics in Ñspel: Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 87

Clasics in Ñspel: Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 87

Clasics in Ñspel: Was it the proud full sail of his great verse – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 86

Clasics in Ñspel: Was it the proud full sail of his great verse – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 86

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg. ‘You know an industry is in a bubble when its bosses believe their own babble.’ Photograph: Zuma Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on big tech: pop! goes the bubble

‘It should not surprise anyone that having no money keeps people awake at night.’ Photograph: Islandstock/Alamy

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on insecure Britain: poverty makes people ill

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Frank Poems: ORCHARD ARCADY

Clasics in Ñspel: My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 85

Clasics in Ñspel: My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 85

Clasics in Ñspel: Who is it that says most, which can say more – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 84

Clasics in Ñspel: Who is it that says most, which can say more – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 84

Clasics in Ñspel: I never saw that you did painting need – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 83

Clasics in Ñspel: I never saw that you did painting need – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 83

‘The reason for having Sir Gavin in the government in the first place was … to benefit from his capabilities as a backroom operator.’ Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Gavin Williamson’s resignation: a sign of decay

Democratic New York governor, Kathy Hochul, and lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado, celebrate victory on Wednesday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the US midterm results: the red wave that wasn’t

The Observer, 4 May 2014: Review of "I Put a Spell on You." Photograph: Murdo Macleod.

About Poets: JOHN BURNSIDE

From Czech: RELEASED by Karel Čapek

From Czech: RELEASED by Karel Čapek

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About Artists: ANA MARIA PACHECO