Burning Eye Books: Q&A
We asked Clive Birnie from independent publisher Burning Eye Books a few questions about the world of publishing and the […]
MoreWe asked Clive Birnie from independent publisher Burning Eye Books a few questions about the world of publishing and the […]
MoreWe are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to the Jerwood Development Programme Fund. Jerwood Arts […]
MoreAn award-winning podcast, Imaginary Advice by Ross Sutherland is a sketchpad for new ideas and new ways of telling stories. […]
MoreFacilitator, mentor, and writer Jacob Sam-La Rose and poet and curator Rachel Long discuss the merits, importance, and challenges of […]
MoreFacilitator, mentor, and writer Jacob Sam-La Rose and poet and curator Rachel Long discuss the merits, importance, and challenges of […]
MoreOwen Craven-Griffiths Apples and Snakes’ Producer for the Midlands When it comes to spoken word it can sometimes be hard […]
MoreWe spoke to North East poet and creator of Door-to-Door Poetry, Rowan McCabe, about poetry, kindness, and Brexit Britain… What […]
MoreSPINE Festival – a free, annual spoken word and cross artform festival taking place in libraries for children, young people […]
MoreHow were we to know/ that when we were cleansing/ we were erasing our whole existence – CUNTO, Joelle Taylor My […]
MoreDigiPoets British Council Cultural Exchange: Podcast and Poet Blog Between 19 and 23 March 2019, three artists from Botswana, Mozambique […]
MoreNo Word Unspoken means be bold, speak out, there is power in what you have to say. Poetry helps us […]
MoreBanner image left to right: Somalia Seaton, Chris Thorpe, Casey Bailey, Lanaire Aderemi, Adaya Henry, Sujana Upadhyay, Jasmine Gardosi & Chris […]
MoreMyself and fellow poet Don MacDonald started SlamFresh because we both feel that there are very few opportunities for under […]
MorePicking up where my grandmother left off Protest as we know it seems to be a vital & a necessary […]
MoreMy earliest memory of creation happened when I was 4/5 years old in Nigeria. I stuck four A4 sheets of […]
More…one of the reasons it all turned a bit weird was one of those guys saying ‘I don’t ever want […]
MoreRecent research via the Guardian found that £700 million is needed to give northern England (anywhere north of London) the […]
MoreI am a writer, a poet, an actor and activist, a spoken word performer, a creative practitioner and facilitator, a […]
MorePoetry has been and still is a revolution. What else but revolution would cause such a drastic shift in a […]
More“When I grow up, I want to be a Superhero Bubble-gum Trapper, and nobody can tell me otherwise” – Year […]
MoreIf one of the main objectives of reading and writing poetry is to evoke emotion, then it’s no surprise that […]
MoreFor this blog, rather than talk about the creative process of making, I wanted to talk about my experience of […]
MoreFor the last few months, I’ve been collaborating with a brilliant spoken word artist from Cornwall, whose work is timeless, […]
MoreCreating a Spoken Word Community I like to joke sometimes that “Durham University Poetry Slam Team” sounds like an oxymoron. […]
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