Lesbian history is obscured by centuries of misogyny, homophobia and class difference. As a consequence, much of the material available refers to upper and middle-class women, in the form of diaries, artworks and analytical texts.
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Please don’t call the police, but I was thirteen when I first watched the fifteen-rated, 2002 version of The Ring. […]
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Beth Calverley, founder of The Poetry Machine, has seen the positive effects of poetry through her work within health and […]
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Written by Ming Akila with an introduction from Talia Randall A+S: Could we start with each of you giving us […]
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What is the role of the artist in moments of historic, social, or political importance? Is there a responsibility to […]
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In the fight against systemic racism and inequality we know we need to do more. From this point we commit […]
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Could it be that there is too much poetry in spoken word? There can be no props, costumes and stage personas if we absorb the assumption that poetry is not a performing art.
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In these extraordinary times, we’re trying something new! Beginning on Wednesday 15 April, Apples and Snakes @ Home is an […]
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The majority of the Apples and Snakes team have now returned to our office at The Albany in Deptford. You […]
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From our first event in the Adams Arms in London back in 1982, Apples and Snakes has grown into a […]
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Poetry and nature writing have often gone hand in hand. African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote beautiful poems in the […]
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We asked Clive Birnie from independent publisher Burning Eye Books a few questions about the world of publishing and the […]
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We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to the Jerwood Development Programme Fund. Jerwood Arts […]
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Facilitator, mentor, and writer Jacob Sam-La Rose and poet and curator Rachel Long discuss the merits, importance, and challenges of […]
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Facilitator, mentor, and writer Jacob Sam-La Rose and poet and curator Rachel Long discuss the merits, importance, and challenges of […]
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Owen Craven-Griffiths Apples and Snakes’ Producer for the Midlands When it comes to spoken word it can sometimes be hard […]
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Binary. It basically means one thing or the other, right? But if you trace the word back it actually stems […]
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We spoke to North East poet and creator of Door-to-Door Poetry, Rowan McCabe, about poetry, kindness, and Brexit Britain… What […]
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Jawdance host and Apples and Snakes favourite Yomi Ṣode has been selected as a Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellow alongside Hafsah Aneela Bashir […]
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SPINE Festival – a free, annual spoken word and cross artform festival taking place in libraries for children, young people […]
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How were we to know/ that when we were cleansing/ we were erasing our whole existence – CUNTO, Joelle Taylor My […]
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DigiPoets British Council Cultural Exchange: Podcast and Poet Blog Between 19 and 23 March 2019, three artists from Botswana, Mozambique […]
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No Word Unspoken means be bold, speak out, there is power in what you have to say. Poetry helps us […]
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Banner image left to right: Somalia Seaton, Chris Thorpe, Casey Bailey, Lanaire Aderemi, Adaya Henry, Sujana Upadhyay, Jasmine Gardosi & Chris […]
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