Statue of Patrick Kavanagh by the Grand Canal in Dublin.

Clasics in Ñspel: EPIC, by Patrick Kavanagh

Statue of Patrick Kavanagh by the Grand Canal in Dublin.

Clasics in Ñspel: KERR’S ASS, by Patrick Kavanagh

Elephant, 2 August 2017: Studio visit. Photo: Tim Smyth.

About Artists: RANA BEGUM

Poetry Foundation: Profile / Poems / Related content.

About Poets: W H AUDEN

The Observer, 18 October 2020, interview: "Turner prize winner reveals how drawing gave her comfort in lockdown." Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty.

About Artists: RACHEL WHITEREAD

Clasics in Ñspel: NIGHT MAIL, by W.H. Auden

Clasics in Ñspel: NIGHT MAIL, by W.H. Auden

Bloodaxe Blogs, 2012: "Tessimond has joined the ranks of the lesser-known poets. A poet who certainly deserves our attention – who in his own lifetime was hugely popular – but who now is perhaps only known to a few. I want to briefly explore how that might have come about."

About Poets: ASJ TESSIMOND

The Observer, September 2016: "The artist reveals the best way to see London’s architecture, his love of Pina Bausch and some in-depth reading on African culture." Photograph: John Phillips/Getty Images.

About Artists: YINKA SHONIBARE CBE

The Guardian, 4 March 2016: "Sculptor expresses astonishment after being selected as artist for British Pavilion at renowned international art exhibition." Photograph: David Levene.

About Artists: PHYLLIDA BARLOW

Edward Thomas

Clasics in Ñspel: ASPENS, by Edward Thomas

Guardian, 11 January 2018: Douglas Dunn: "It’s a condition of verse / That it should make life worse." Photograph: Eamonn McCabe.

About Poets: DOUGLAS DUNN

Herald Scotland, October 2014: "Artist David Mach tells of wife's brave battle."

About Artists: DAVID MACH

President Donald Trump is seen on a screen speaking to supporters during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results in Washington on 6 January. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

In Ñspel │ The Observer view on Donald Trump’s assault on US democracy

The Guardian, 25 May 2016: "Cornelia Parker, sculptor and installation artist is curating a group at the Foundling museum in London on 'found' objects." Photograph: David Levene.

About Artists: CORNELIA PARKER

Clasics in Ñspel: THE BALLAD OF THE HARP-WEAVER, by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Clasics in Ñspel: THE BALLAD OF THE HARP-WEAVER, by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Clasics in Ñspel: “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why”, by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Clasics in Ñspel: “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why”, by Edna St. Vincent Millay

A Trump flag flies over the grounds of the US Capitol after a mob stormed the building on Wednesday, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

In Ñspel │ The Guardian view on the storming of the US Capitol: democracy in danger

Guardian, 18 April 2016; "Carol Ann Duffy to mark phasing out of gas meters with new poem." Photograph: Mikael Buck/Rex/Shutterstock.

About Poets: CAROL ANN DUFFY

Gavin Williamson. ‘Resources and goodwill have been squandered with a thoroughness that would make more sense as deliberate villainy.’ Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Fṛm Đ Gardịn │ If Boris Johnson cared about schools, he’d already have sacked Gavin Williamson

The Guardian, July 2013: "Laura Knight: Portraits – in pictures."

About Artists: LAURA KNIGHT

‘In Downing Street there is a persistent refusal to confront and act on the worst-case scenario before the worst has actually happened.’ Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

In Ñspel │ The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: forever behind the Covid curve

Artist Juliana Notari installed the artwork, entitled Diva, in rural art park in Pernambuco, Brazil. Photograph: Juliana Notari

Fṛm Đ Gardịn │ The vagina dialogues: 33-metre artwork draws far right’s ire in Brazil

The National, 29 June 2015. "Makar Liz Lochhead says analytical approach is ‘spoiling’ how pupils learn to love poetry."

About Poets: LIZ LOCHHEAD

‘A classic demagogue, Mr Trump is signalling to his supporters that they, like him, should refuse to respect the election’s outcome and reject Mr Biden’s presidency.’ Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Trump’s strategy: overturn result, cheat democracy

BBC: Alison Watt, "Generation," 18 July 2014

About Artists: ALISON WATT

Clasics in Ñspel: FIRST MEETING, by ASJ Tessimond

Clasics in Ñspel: FIRST MEETING, by ASJ Tessimond

Site stats for 2020 - A Śort Spel

Site stats for 2020 – A Śort Spel

‘This is a country divided over Europe. We were divided in the past and we will be divided in the future. Getting Brexit done is a fantasy.’ Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view of Brexit: a tragic national error

Clasics in Ñspel │ ANIMAL FARM │ George Orwell

Clasics in Ñspel │ ANIMAL FARM │ George Orwell

Clasics in Ñspel: AULD LANG SYNE

Clasics in Ñspel: AULD LANG SYNE

The Observer, March 2016: "Jackie Kay: Scotland’s poet of the people." Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA.

About Poets: JACKIE KAY

Boris Johnson speaks during the debate in the House of Commons on the EU bill. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the Brexit debate: no scrutiny, no choice

East Anglian Times, 24 October 2016: "A Suffolk writer in Cambridge. 'It’s good to be able to show there’s a whole community doing this – it is a real thing; not just this dreamy, ethereal pastime,' says Rebecca Watts"

About Poets: REBECCA WATTS

A demonstration calling for Scottish independence in Glasgow on 31 January 2020. There has been majority support in Scotland for breaking away from the UK in 17 successive opinion polls. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the future of the union: Britain faces breakup

Observer, October 2019, interview: "The artist on sock darning and homemade baked beans."

About Artists: GAVIN TURK

‘Erasmus was a symbol of the erosion of walls, the freer movement not only of goods and services but of people and ideas.’ Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

In Ñspel: I was an early Erasmus scholar, and I grieve for what British students have lost

Aesthetica Magazine: interview, June 2013. Photo: Joe Frazer.

About Artists: BRIAN GRIFFITHS

‘Culturally, Brexit plays the same sort of role as the right to buy, insulating poorer leave voters from the idea that they will suffer from the resulting policies.’ Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Britain out of the EU: a treasure island for rentiers

The Guardian, July 2016: "The poet’s seventh collection is a revelation – everything is on her radar."

About Poets: ALICE OSWALD

Fṛm Đ Gardịn: So long, we’ll miss you – we Europeans see how much you’ve helped to shape us

Fṛm Đ Gardịn: So long, we’ll miss you – we Europeans see how much you’ve helped to shape us

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

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Brexit in a time of Covid: Crisis? What Crisis?

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Brexit in a time of Covid: Crisis? What Crisis?

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on a Brexit deal: relief that leaves a bitter taste

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on a Brexit deal: relief that leaves a bitter taste

The holly and the ivy - geograph.org.uk - 723060

Clasics in Ñspel: THE HOLLY AND THE IVY

Royal College of Art: Profile / Gallery.

About Artists: PETER KENNARD aka kennardphillipps

Phillips Brooks

Clasics in Ñspel: OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, by Phillips Brooks

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)

Romney Marsh: Introduction / In Dymchurch / War artist / Paintings

About Artists: PAUL NASH

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

About Poets: LIZ BERRY

Clasics in Ñspel: THE COVENTRY CAROL

Clasics in Ñspel: THE COVENTRY CAROL

Guardian, interview, 2016: "The stone I married is beautiful and dignified – it will never let me down." Photo: Anthony Wallace.

About Artists: TRACEY EMIN

Observer, interview, 2017: "I'm proud of being the first person to cross Dartmoor in a straight line." Photo: Si Barber.

About Artists: RICHARD LONG