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    ENDLESS SKY Winner - Michael Imossan
    • 6 days ago
    • 4 min

    ENDLESS SKY Winner - Michael Imossan

    Michael Imossan talks about the inspiration behind his poem 'Lost at sea' which won the RAR Endless Sky poetry competition.
    ENDLESS SKY Runner-Up - Emily Cotman
    • May 6
    • 1 min

    ENDLESS SKY Runner-Up - Emily Cotman

    Emily Cotman's 'meet me in the jet stream' wins the runner-up position in the RAR ENDLESS SKY competition.
    FIGHT TANKS WITH PHOTOGRAPHY: Ukrainians in the firing line
    • Mar 1
    • 4 min

    FIGHT TANKS WITH PHOTOGRAPHY: Ukrainians in the firing line

    London-born photographer Mark Neville has been documenting life and conflict in Ukraine since 2015.
    This Is Dangerous: In Conversation with Topher Campbell
    • Jan 10
    • 4 min

    This Is Dangerous: In Conversation with Topher Campbell

    Topher Campbell, the co-founder of rukus!, the Black LGBT archive, discusses his new projects and his creative career.
    A New War of the Roses: Inside the Tory censorship of Gabriella Hirst's 'An English Garden'
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    A New War of the Roses: Inside the Tory censorship of Gabriella Hirst's 'An English Garden'

    'An English Garden' raised awareness of the UK's huge nuclear arsenal - but was removed by the local Tory council for being 'unpatriotic'
    In The Round-Robin with David Longworth
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    In The Round-Robin with David Longworth

    An interview with David Longworth on his round-robin poetry project that he created with attendees of the 2021 The World Transformed.
    “Poetry Does Nothing.” In conversation with Anthony Anaxagorou
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    “Poetry Does Nothing.” In conversation with Anthony Anaxagorou

    by Gaia Lamperti "The world is not straight. The world is not readable. The world is not logical." Anthony Anaxagorou thinks of poetry in...
    'Telephone Voices' Winner: 'ghosts'
    • Apr 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    'Telephone Voices' Winner: 'ghosts'

    Our first poetry competition, 'Telephone Voices', has come to an end - and we're very excited to reveal the winner.
    Cornwall During Clusterfuck: Interview with 'Bait' director Mark Jenkin
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    Cornwall During Clusterfuck: Interview with 'Bait' director Mark Jenkin

    During lockdown last year for ISSUE #7: SOLITUDE, we caught up with Mark Jenkins to discuss limitations, the failure of the government,
    A Portrait of Prisons: the Justice Arts Coalition
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    A Portrait of Prisons: the Justice Arts Coalition

    by Niall Walker "This is about communities and healing and finding new ways of addressing harm that are not punitive" A selection of the...
    263 Streams Per Dollar: The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Interview
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    263 Streams Per Dollar: The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Interview

    We spoke to Sadie Dupuis, a musician and member of the Union for Musicians and Allied Workers, about how the pandemic has reshaped the arts.
    Neurodiversity In Sound & Screen: Interview With 'The Reason I Jump' Director Jerry Rothwell
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 12 min

    Neurodiversity In Sound & Screen: Interview With 'The Reason I Jump' Director Jerry Rothwell

    We caught up with director Jerry Rothwell to discuss 'The Reason I Jump', authorship, and the challenges of representing neurodiversity.
    Black Visual Frequency: Interview with Nadeem Din-Gabisi
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Black Visual Frequency: Interview with Nadeem Din-Gabisi

    We talked to Nadeem din-Gabisi about his short film MASS.
    'A F*ggot's Guide to Etymology': Interview with Mikey May
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    'A F*ggot's Guide to Etymology': Interview with Mikey May

    by Matthew Magill "I used the word liberally in order to scare away straight people" Mikey May is an accomplished slam poet who has now...
    Cardboard Citizens: Interview with the Director of Sleeping Rough
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    Cardboard Citizens: Interview with the Director of Sleeping Rough

    Owain Astles is the writer and director of 'Sleeping Rough', a community-based docudrama about street homelessness in Britain.
    BLM, BBC, NHS: In Conversation with Piers Harrison Reid
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 8 min

    BLM, BBC, NHS: In Conversation with Piers Harrison Reid

    Poet, performer and A&E nurse Piers Harrison-Reid shares a poem and we interview him about racism, playing roles as a poet, and disagreeing.
    The Blinding Absence of Hope: Omair Bhat
    • May 22, 2020
    • 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...
    Quarantine Art: The Creative Post Zine
    • May 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Quarantine Art: The Creative Post Zine

    A team of volunteers based in Brighton has formed to supply a DIY activity pack for people currently isolated in temporary accommodation.
    Considering Wretchedness: Covid Conversations with Nichola Smalley
    • May 11, 2020
    • 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.
    Games As Activism: Refugees' Stories In 'Bury Me, My Love'
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 6 min

    Games As Activism: Refugees' Stories In 'Bury Me, My Love'

    We interviewed Florent Maurin about the game 'Bury Me, My Love' and the ethics of telling refugees' stories through games.
    Weeds That Blossom: Introducing Hippodrome Young Poets
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 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@.
    They Don't Want Us To Vote: The UK Artists And Musicians Driving Youth Voter Turnout
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    They Don't Want Us To Vote: The UK Artists And Musicians Driving Youth Voter Turnout

    Young people are patronised by politicians again and again. One activist group is trying to engage them in democracy through art and music.
    Stories of Migration with Salma Zulfiqar
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    Stories of Migration with Salma Zulfiqar

    Artist and Activist Salma Zulfiqar talks about the healing power of storytelling through creativity and her Migration Blanket project.
    Knights Of: Radical Inclusivity In The World Of Childrens' Publishing
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 5 min

    Knights Of: Radical Inclusivity In The World Of Childrens' Publishing

    If kids don't see themselves in a book, they won't think of writing one themselves. We sat down with radical childrens' publisher Knights Of
    In Conversation: Collective Filmmaking And The Absurd In 'Gelateria' (2019)
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 5 min

    In Conversation: Collective Filmmaking And The Absurd In 'Gelateria' (2019)

    We sat down with actor and director Christian Serritiello to discuss vignettes, Dostoyevsky, absurdism and collective energy in 'Gelateria'.
    Sounds Sans Spectacle: Listening In The Algorithmic Age
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    Sounds Sans Spectacle: Listening In The Algorithmic Age

    We never stop hearing sound. But what does it mean to really listen? We speak to immersive sound programme We're All Bats in Waltham Forest.
    History, Magic and Resistance: In Conversation with Rosanne Rabinowitz
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 7 min

    History, Magic and Resistance: In Conversation with Rosanne Rabinowitz

    Resonance and Revolt is a collection of short stories written by Rosanne Rabinowitz over the past 11 years, and published by Eibonvale Press
    'Meet Me at the Deep End': Queer Archives and Swimming Baths with Caleb Steer
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 19 min

    'Meet Me at the Deep End': Queer Archives and Swimming Baths with Caleb Steer

    "I’m trying to find the way trans life belong in memories of communities and places." Interview with Caleb Steer.
    Gaining Momentum: How Art Has Driven The Labour Party's Transformation
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    Gaining Momentum: How Art Has Driven The Labour Party's Transformation

    Politics is about storytelling. We sat down with Sasha Josette of Momentum to explore how art and storytelling has helped transform Labour.
    Nike Stoned: Mythology, Poetry and Translation in Conversation with Sherilyn Hellberg
    • May 2, 2019
    • 8 min

    Nike Stoned: Mythology, Poetry and Translation in Conversation with Sherilyn Hellberg

    Sherilyn Hellberg recently received the Leif and Inger Sjöberg Award for her Danish to English translation of Caspar Eric’s poem 'Nike'.
    Art in the Arctic: In Conversation with Anne Kristin Kristiansen
    • Jan 28, 2019
    • 6 min

    Art in the Arctic: In Conversation with Anne Kristin Kristiansen

    “When I went to the Arctic I felt a little nervous. Nervous that I might remember it more like something that never actually happened.”
    Welcome to the Factory: Interview with Extinction Rebellion
    • Jan 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Welcome to the Factory: Interview with Extinction Rebellion

    “The best thing about the factory is this: you can organise yourself. We have done everything we first set out to do and more here.”
    Art Beyond Borders: In Conversation with Judith Knight
    • Oct 14, 2018
    • 4 min

    Art Beyond Borders: In Conversation with Judith Knight

    In 1979, Judith Knight co-founded Artsadmin, an arts organisation that enables artists to create without boundaries, producing bold,...

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