Holly Cornall7 days ago2 minA Novel in Verse: Reviewing Louisa Reid's The PoetThe Poet is a novel that tackles several complex and emotional topics, including abusive relationships and imposter syndrome at...
Lara Mae SimpsonJun 73 minThe Last Word Festival 2022: The Power of Spoken Word PoetryRecently, I watched Esme Allman, one of this year’s Last Word Festival artists, perform her poem ‘Oil’ online. As she spoke of a...
Kathryn O'RourkeMay 124 minExaggerated Claims: Power and Pleasure in Poetry at the ICAThe Institute of Contemporary Art presented Exaggerated Claims: Power and Pleasure in Poetry in partnership with its exhibition...
Lara Mae SimpsonApr 74 minThe Importance of Presence - Still Point's Poetry & Fiction ShowcaseIn the intimate setting of Reference Point on the Strand, and after Covid-induced postponements, the ‘presence’ of writers sharing their...
Thalia KhadiApr 53 minWomen of the World Festival 2022: Women of Greek Myth with Natalie Haynes and Nikita GillFrom the 11th to 13th March 2022, the WOW (Women of the World) Festival returned to London, this time back in person! For a whole...
Maisie AllenJan 245 minLondon Literature Festival 2021: Creative Future Writers' AwardAs part of the 2021 Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, the organisation Creative Future hosted their annual Writers’ Award,...
Maisie AllenDec 11, 20214 minPoetry + Film Hack: Rocks and the beauty of adolescent friendship Set in the Barbican’s Pit, viewers were immersed into an emotional and sensory experience centred around the Black femme experience,...
Maisie AllenNov 8, 20214 minThe Limits of Freedom: Reviewing Shilpa Gupta's Sun at Night exhibitionSet in the Barbican Centre’s intimate Curve Gallery, Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta centres her first major London exhibition, Sun at...
Kathryn CorrallAug 15, 20171 minAtticThey beat you with burning Glistening slim canes and They always leave ruby marks And lines indented. A drawn out Barb so we knew that...
Helen BlasakAug 15, 20171 minAmor Vincit OmniaSwifter wings have brought misfortune hence But never had I seen any with such dark plumage as those which fluttered above my heart one...