Articles ⸱ Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Walter Hayn, artist

Beautiful, strange and otherworldly creations in silicone. The tools we need to create art are all around us. We discovered Walter's work at the Jeannie Avent gallery in Dulwich. When we entered the charming space, we were welcomed by a genial fellow, sitting at a table beside the
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Seb Bance

I have only heard Seb speak once at a poetry event, the poem below, (and a mad one about croissants!) and the performance stayed with me. This episode is exactly why I decided not to solely focus on recovery as it might usually be spoken about in addiction and sobriety.
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Interviews ⸱ Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Solomon Prempeh, poet

One from the heart... Solomon is an enigmatic and popular figure in the poetry scene. He has a way of quietly sliding into shadowy spaces at the back of rooms. Before taking the stage, holding space with a deep breath, head cocked as if in a question. All part of
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Lizzie Rose

"Oh gosh what can I say about Lizzie to do her justice? She is a siren, she calls out from a place that can’t be calmed. With a voice that has to be heard. Telling stories that are at once profoundly personal and universally relatable. Whenever I hear
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Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

TOONTOWN

Ameer Azad never misses. Witness another slingshot...
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Articles ⸱ DC Thomas

Between the Trees: A Festival Worthy of the Shire

Four days in the Candleston Woods, Merthyr Mawr filled with music, traditional crafts and fireside storytelling. A serene tonic for the modern age.
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Simon Gardner

A few words on Simon "You’ll notice references to heaven and hell and the inner self in Simon’s poem in this offering of Write Speak Recover. So, I don’t think it was an accident that he was wearing a Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel t-shirt when we met
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Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

Harvest in the Land of the Dead

And another from our Poet in Residence, Ameer Azad. Strap in...
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Interviews ⸱ Graham Thomas

Interview: Gareth Brookes, comic writer & academic

Reinvention, recontextualisation and remixing of culture. Big stuff from a big name in comics and academia. Smart hats on, and let's go...
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Hannah Stanislaus

"Hannah created the Lost Souls poetry nights and always videos the poets. Later sharing the recordings on Instagram as a lovely way to honour their work. The best part of this is you can hear Hannah’s “hmmms” and “wows” as the poets speak. Little offers of love and
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Articles ⸱ Tim Foley

WriteB4theMic Celebrate their First Anniversary

We spend an evening of poetry and performance with the WriteB4TheMic collective for their one-year anniversary!
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Interviews ⸱ Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Judy Head, artist

We sit down with the esteemable Judy Head to discuss the long and winding road that leads to open doors.
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