Tim is a Poet, photographer and founder of Write Speak Recover. He is our poetry curator and connects us to the spoken word community. Keep an eye out for him pouring his heart out at a poetry event!
"I do this work for my children, and for everyone’s children—for the next generation that deserves to inherit a country honest enough to look at itself, and brave enough to change."
'The organisation was born here, shaped by Brixton’s history of activism, creativity and community-led change, and that spirit still runs through everything we do.'
Josie’s poetry persona is “Satellite Head”, which is so suitable because floating in her orbit is a celestial, mindful place to be. Josie wears her soul on her sleeve. Always sharing poetry that is as equally introspective as it is universally understandable. We both have connections to Cornwall, however
Lewis is our first participant in the project that I hadn't heard speak at a poetry event. He met Graham, our Founder at TheNeverPress and asked if he could send a submission. Our first inbound project request! What follows is a heartfelt love letter to his father and
I first encountered Grace at the Writeb4theMic poetry night led by the wonderful Starlight. I was very new to the scene, it was my first time at a group like that. I felt like I was in the presence of mystics. Grace in particular, captured me, with her poise and
'I first encountered Vikas at the Poplar Poetry Evening (run by WSR alum Rayon), and I was taken by the sensitivity and exploration of self in his poems. Vikas was open with the crowd about working through difficult things in his poetry. We connected on that and began a
Tim Foley of Write Speak Recover has a wee tête-à-tête with renowned photographer Tim Kavanagh. Turns out they have more in common than just a forename...
Picture the scene - I am adrift in the bowels of the beast at my corporate job. Four hours into a content heavy Generative
There’s something really special about this venue and night. Upstairs it feels like we are holed away planning a revolution while downstairs is alive with comedy, cabaret, line dancing, music. The kind of place that can start a movement and change the world and the kind of place I
Geoff Badger's quest to bring hidden gems and 'lost' film prints to audiences is keeping the celluloid dream alive.
We first came across Lost Reels when TheNeverPress went on a group outing to the wonderful Cinema Museum in Kennington - a beautiful, ramshackle museum run by
When I stumbled upon a writing class in the summer of 2024, I was like a little baby Bambi poet, all doe-eyed and completely unsure of my footing. Thankfully, Ruth and her collective are so kind and welcoming. That vibe permeated through the space as we squashed together (her workshops
