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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Poetry Ameer Azad

The Thousand Mile Stretch

A new slice from Ameer Azad, our Poet-In-Residence. Brace before clicking.
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Articles DC Thomas

Celebrate Summer in Full Bloom: A Watercolour Workshop with Sisetta Zappone

On a warm August evening at the wonderful Malavenda Cafè & Bistro in East London, we joined a group of fellow participants for Celebrate Summer in Full Bloom - a relaxed, all-abilities watercolour workshop led by artist and printmaker Sisetta Zappone.
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