Clasics in Ñspel: IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER by Christina Rossetti

Clasics in Ñspel: IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER by Christina Rossetti

‘Mr Sunak said that “fairness” must be the overarching principle, and is fond of pointing out how tolerant and welcoming he thinks the UK is.’ Photograph: Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Sunak’s asylum plan: tough talk can’t mask past failures

Clasics in Ñspel: That you were once unkind befriends me now - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 120

Clasics in Ñspel: That you were once unkind befriends me now – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 120

‘Mr Scholz is tasked with finding an updated business model for Europe’s most powerful economy.’ Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Olaf Scholz’s Germany: reading the signs of new times

Writing is ‘a vocation, admittedly with big potential rewards, but also with a big risk of penury and exploitation’. Photograph: Sean Gladwell/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on declining authors’ pay: an unequal burden

Clasics in Ñspel: WESSEX HEIGHTS by Thomas Hardy

Clasics in Ñspel: WESSEX HEIGHTS by Thomas Hardy

The Guardian, 4 October 2012: "The watery verse of a poet who lives on a narrowboat is to be inscribed on new lock gates in the hope it will inspire people to explore their local waterways."

About Poets: JO BELL

Clasics in Ñspel: What potions have I drunk of Siren tears - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 119

Clasics in Ñspel: What potions have I drunk of Siren tears – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 119

The Oldham Coliseum, ‘another theatre cut off without a penny’. Photograph: PR image

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on cuts in theatre funding: a threat to playwriting

From Czech: KEEP THE RECEIPT by Karel Čapek

From Czech: KEEP THE RECEIPT by Karel Čapek

Clasics in Ñspel: Like as, to make our appetites more keen - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 118

Clasics in Ñspel: Like as, to make our appetites more keen – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 118

A camp for internally displaced people, near Baidoa in Somalia, one of five countries currently experiencing ‘catastrophic hunger’. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

In Ñspel: The Observer view on a humanitarian calamity in the making

Guardian, 17 August 2014: Andy Goldsworthy: 'Lying down in Times Square in the rain is bound to attract attention'

About Artists: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY

The former colliery site in Westhaven is to be reopened with the first deep coalmine approved in the UK for 30 years. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Observer view on the indefensible decision to open a deep coalmine in a climate crisis

Health workers take part in a march in central London to demand a pay rise. Photograph: Belinda Jlao/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

In Ñspel: The Observer view on why public sector workers deserve a fair pay deal and have no choice but to strike

Observer, 3 February 2013: "Rappers have so much power to do good and they squander it." Photo: Antonio Olmos.

About Poets: GEORGE THE POET (George Mpanga)

‘Voters will probably need to vote tactically to ensure that Keir Starmer’s Labour party stands a chance of winning power.’ Photograph: House of Commons/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on proportional representation: Labour should back it

Pupils at Winchester College, Rishi Sunak’s former school. Photograph: Mark Draisey/Alamy

In Ñspel: The Observer view on radical change being needed to overcome elitism in education