Poem of the week: Red Carpet by Steve Malmude

<p>An elusive love poem, skittish and serious, seems to be about the poet’s mother and who might count as her ‘first love’</p><p><strong>Red Carpet</strong></p><p>A name<br>
they call me<br>
in the bosom<br>
of her family</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/22/poem-of-the-week-red-carpet-by-steve-malmude">Continue reading...</a>