The Shanachie: Oakley Flanagan
Picking up where my grandmother left off Protest as we know it seems to be a vital & a necessary […]
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Art as Therapy: Inua Ellams
My earliest memory of creation happened when I was 4/5 years old in Nigeria. I stuck four A4 sheets of […]
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PROPER POETRY: CLASS AND SPOKEN WORD BY KIBRIYA MEHRBAN
…one of the reasons it all turned a bit weird was one of those guys saying ‘I don’t ever want […]
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Notes from the Midlands Aliyah Hasinah
Recent research via the Guardian found that £700 million is needed to give northern England (anywhere north of London) the […]
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THE LIFE CHANGING POWER OF DISABILITY ARTS BY LISETTE AUTON
I am a writer, a poet, an actor and activist, a spoken word performer, a creative practitioner and facilitator, a […]
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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AND THE SMALL PRESS REVOLUTION BY KIT RAYNE
Poetry has been and still is a revolution. What else but revolution would cause such a drastic shift in a […]
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Being an Artist in Residence for SPINE 2018: Amina Jama
“When I grow up, I want to be a Superhero Bubble-gum Trapper, and nobody can tell me otherwise” – Year […]
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REDEMPTION SONGS AND ALTERNATIVE ANTHEMS: THE UNSOUND BARRIER BETWEEN POETRY AND MUSIC BY KIBRIYA MEHRBAN
If one of the main objectives of reading and writing poetry is to evoke emotion, then it’s no surprise that […]
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CROSS DRESSING AND FLUID IDENTITIES: FITTING BY MATT MILLER
For this blog, rather than talk about the creative process of making, I wanted to talk about my experience of […]
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Silence, how to work with Historical texts: Rachel Rose Reid
For the last few months, I’ve been collaborating with a brilliant spoken word artist from Cornwall, whose work is timeless, […]
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Making a Scene by Kym Deyn
Creating a Spoken Word Community I like to joke sometimes that “Durham University Poetry Slam Team” sounds like an oxymoron. […]
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There’s No Last Place by Sophie Sparham
The simple fact we often forget Success. The word has a different meaning to different people. In the poetry world, […]
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Hunting in the Undergrowth: Oakley Flanagan
I came across a piece of social-history by mistake. I’d been researching the history of Battersea for Apples and Snakes’ […]
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The Shanachie: Oakley Flanagan
Picking up where my grand-mother left off Protest as we know it seems to be a vital & a necessary […]
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Accessibility and Awareness: Pete Hunter
Pete Hunter, Apples and Snakes’ South East Producer, shares advice to help ensure your spoken word night is inclusive and […]
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The Power of Music: Aoife Mannix
‘The Walking Shadows’ is the first libretto I’ve ever written. It was performed at St Martin in the Fields on […]
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Kenny Baraka: Lessons Learnt with the Young Makers
Lessons Learnt with the Young Makers Writer, performer, and facilitator Kenny Baraka looks back on our recent project with Young […]
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Poems from SPINE 2018: Erin Bolens
As part of SPINE Festival 2018 I led workshops in nine libraries across London with children aged seven to eleven. […]
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History of Spoken Word
Hansika Jethani: Reflections on Rallying Cry
In October 2018, Apples and Snakes took over Battersea Arts Centre, bringing together an incredible group of established and emerging […]
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