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Faraz Rezai
Oct 91 min read
My God Is A Trickster
My God Is A Trickster is a poem written by Faraz Rezai inspired by 20th-century philosopher Alan Watts’ thought experiment about God.
James Merchant
Mar 263 min read
Three Poems by James Merchant
All photography by James Merchant Crossed At Shore Still, the sound of the sea Breaking against the strand, Strangling the stray sand Is...
Lara Mae Simpson
Feb 195 min read
Challenging Narratives About The North: 'Pity' by Andrew McMillan at the Southbank Centre
Photo by Sophie Davidson, courtesy of Southbank Centre 2024 is the year of The North. With many new books coming out featuring Northern...
Akane Hayashi
Feb 132 min read
Poetry Finds Sonic Form in Suki Vita’s Daring Debut
Poet Suki Vita brings words to life in her latest single ‘The Underpass Lover.’ Suki Vita, member of Japanese punk band Babe and Dusters...
Dan Ramos Lay
Feb 126 min read
Poetry LGBT's Open Mic Night: Hope and Celebration in Writing
Photo by Daniel James (licensed under Unsplash Licence) It’s a Wednesday night in Clapham, and my friend and I are standing outside a gay...
Leda Schenke Gonis
Jan 2812 min read
The Best Poetry of 2023 - T.S. Eliot Prize Readings Review
Video by T.S. Eliot Prize on YouTube The T. S. Eliot Prize is an annual award bestowed on the author of the best – well, according to...
Anainah Dalal
Dec 14, 20234 min read
An Evening in the In-Between: Bi+ Lines at the National Poetry Library
Photo by Anainah Dalal So often, in art and all that surrounds it, we tend to get caught up in binaries. Binaries of meanings and...
Bianca Layog
Nov 19, 202317 min read
In Conversation with Jinhao Xie
STRAND writer Bianca Layog interviews three Barbican Young Poets — Fathima Zahra, Troy Cabida, and Jinhao Xie — who performed at the...
Bianca Layog
Nov 17, 20239 min read
In Conversation With Troy Cabida
STRAND writer Bianca Layog interviews three Barbican Young Poets — Fathima Zahra, Troy Cabida, and Jinhao Xie — who performed at the...
Lara Mae Simpson
Oct 27, 20237 min read
Meet the 'Liquidists': New Poets Collective Showcase at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Rona Luo - Photo by Arnaud Mbaki, Courtesy of Southbank Centre The latest cohort of Southbank Centre’s New Poets Collective have invented...
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