Literature

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6 days ago
3 min

POEM: 'We'

Alexander Billet is a writer, artist, and cultural critic, as well as the editor of the Locust Review and a writer for Jacobin.

Sep 21
2 min

POEM: 'Verses of Rain'

Shama Jan is a student of literature at the University of Delhi, India. These days, she finds herself perplexed at the accident that she is.

Sep 1
1 min

POEM: 'Molecular Fragments Of Solitude'

Semilore Kilaso is a Nigerian-born poet, a writer who loves to collect photographs of humans, architecture, wildlife, and landscape.

Aug 28
4 min

Don't Leave Me Here: Reflecting on Tracey Emin

"The idea of being forced to be alone rather than choosing to be. This aspect of Emin's work has resonated throughout my life"

Jun 10
1 min

A Covid Sonnet

by Natasha McDonagh "I hate the daft man who makes us a herd / And who gets the illness but not the pain" To my sister, the doctor Hurry ...

May 22
1 min

The Blinding Absence of Hope: Omair Bhat

by Niall Walker Omair Bhat is a poet from the Lolab Valley in India-occupied Kashmir. He describes his home as a 'military garrison', 'a ...

May 11
5 min

Considering Wretchedness: Covid Conversations with Nichola Smalley

As COVID-19 devastates the publishing industry, we caught up with translator Nichola Smalley to discuss her latest work.

Apr 22
2 min

My Mother's Milk

A poem about the dairy industry by Ken McGibney.

Apr 7
5 min

Weeds That Blossom: Introducing Hippodrome Young Poets

Hippodrome Young Poets (HYP) is a Birmingham-based writing programme established “to support young poets in developing their writing style@.

Mar 25
4 min

Why We Need a New Food System

At first, I laughed. COVID-19, an obscure irritation clogging up my news feed, suddenly became a reality on a post-work trip to Morrisons.

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