We all know that George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, is considered an archetypal text in the dystopian literary genre. We’re taught that Orwell …
FEAR (a prose poem)
When you grow up assuming your independence, the fear of being alone creeps up on you in ways unprecedented. Balking at rom-coms and hailing the …
Green voices: the contemporary nature poets
This piece was originally written as part of a Nature and the City project in collaboration with Peach Street Magazine. Literary critic Terry Gifford claimed …
Anita Tension: Is #poetry really dead?
As we delve deeper in the so-called smartphone age, a new generation of poets is claiming social media as its writing space, its publisher, and …
Doorway to Wisdom
Roger Bacon, the 13th Century English philosopher, wrote: “Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.” Languages always fascinated me. I remember my family’s first …
‘Connection balances numbness.’
Kae Tempest is an award-winning author, recording artist, playwright and spoken word artist. Having attended the BRIT school for Performing Arts and Technology, Tempest won …
‘Connection balances numbness’
On Kae Tempest and their work ‘On Connection’.
Bolu Babalola’s Love In Colour
Love In Colour is predominantly an anthology of romantic short stories, a collection which Babalola herself adeptly names ‘mythical tales from around the world, retold.’ …
The Candid Works of Instapoet Hollie McNish
As we crawl further and further into the murky depths of the technological age, it comes as no surprise that what was once deemed a …
