Women of the World Festival 2022: In Conversation with Warsan Shire
Lyrical, poignant and memorable, the poet Warsan Shire brought her unforgettable work to the Southbank Centre for day two of the Women of...
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Lara Mae Simpson
- Jul 16, 2022
- 5 min
The Last Word Festival 2022: Roundhouse Poetry Slam Final
The Roundhouse’s astonishing venue is perfect for its iconic Poetry Slam Final. Once a Victorian railway turntable and now a performing...
Holly Cornall
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
A Novel in Verse: Reviewing Louisa Reid's The Poet
The Poet is a novel that tackles several complex and emotional topics, including abusive relationships and imposter syndrome at...
Lara Mae Simpson
- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Last Word Festival 2022: The Power of Spoken Word Poetry
Recently, 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'Rourke
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
Exaggerated Claims: Power and Pleasure in Poetry at the ICA
The Institute of Contemporary Art presented Exaggerated Claims: Power and Pleasure in Poetry in partnership with its exhibition...
Lara Mae Simpson
- Apr 7, 2022
- 4 min
The Importance of Presence - Still Point's Poetry & Fiction Showcase
In the intimate setting of Reference Point on the Strand, and after Covid-induced postponements, the ‘presence’ of writers sharing their...
Thalia Khadi
- Apr 5, 2022
- 3 min
Women of the World Festival 2022: Women of Greek Myth with Natalie Haynes and Nikita Gill
From 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 Allen
- Jan 24, 2022
- 5 min
London Literature Festival 2021: Creative Future Writers' Award
As part of the 2021 Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, the organisation Creative Future hosted their annual Writers’ Award,...
Maisie Allen
- Dec 11, 2021
- 4 min
Poetry + 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 Allen
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Limits of Freedom: Reviewing Shilpa Gupta's Sun at Night exhibition
Set in the Barbican Centre’s intimate Curve Gallery, Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta centres her first major London exhibition, Sun at...
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