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Tag: poetry

Black History Month: Writer’s Recommendations

Posted on 19th October 202019th October 2020 by Marjolaine Marsile

Arts and Culture writer Marjolaine Marsile details important historical figures in both Black History and Black Art. Joséphine Baker The incredible ‘J’ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris‘ was sung by an African-American French woman […]

Black History Month: Writer’s Recommendations

Posted on 17th October 202017th October 2020 by Madeleine Gauci Green

Arts and Culture writer Madeleine Gauci Green shares some of her favourite Black authors and theatre! Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic novel made up of interconnected […]

Review: Sweetdark, Savannah Brown

Posted on 2nd October 20202nd October 2020 by Lizzie Wright

When I first stumbled across Savannah Brown, it was 2016. She’d gone viral with her slam poetry, the now privatised ‘Hi, I’m a Slut’ marking my first serious foray into fourth-wave feminism. Now, after producing […]

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with the Greatest Queer Poets of All Time.

Posted on 17th February 2020 by Alex Gibbon

Frank O‘Hara Choice Poem: Une Journee de Juillet Often considered one of the leading figures of the 1950s and 60s ‘New York School’, O’Hara remains a hugely influential poetic voice despite his tragically short life. […]

The Scribe’s Open Mic Night- a night of poetry, spoken word and stand up comedy!

Posted on 15th February 202015th February 2020 by Ejiro Obonobor

Ejiro Obonobor describes his experiences at The Scribe’s Open Mic Night

An Interview with Jess Green, Performance Poet & Political Activist.

Posted on 11th October 201911th October 2019 by Delphie Bond

Arts & Culture editor Delphie Bond interviews Jess Green about her phenomenal success and latest show!

Review: Nymphs & Thugs Present – Live Wire @ The Hyde Park Book Club

Posted on 11th October 201911th October 2019 by Delphie Bond

Arts & Culture Editor Delphie Bond reviews Live Wire, a spoken word poetry night in Leeds.

Professor Simon Armitage Named UK’s New Poet Laureate

Posted on 11th May 201911th May 2019 by Robbie Cairns

Simon Armitage, Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds, has been announced as the UK’s new Poet Laureate. Taking over the 351-year-old role from Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Professor Armitage is set to become […]

Review: Slam of the North 2019

Posted on 18th March 201918th March 2019 by Rhiannon-Skye Boden

It’s a long-running joke amongst spoken word artists that the phrase “Slam Poetry” is an oxymoron, or at the very least an exaggeration. Call something a slam and people will picture two poets facing off […]

In Defence of Insta-Poetry

Posted on 16th February 201928th March 2019 by Hattie Graham

Are the so-called ‘Instagram Poets’ destroying poetry or resurrecting it? Hattie Graham takes a closer look at social-media based poetry and its effects on the long standing art form.

Is Poetry Really Dead?

Posted on 19th October 201828th March 2019 by Kinga Glasek

We all like to come up with witty and clever Instagram captions. But would we consider the said captions to be poetry? Ariel Bissett, an English Literature graduate and Youtuber, released her documentary #poetry at […]

The World in a Word: National Poetry Day 2018

Posted on 12th October 201828th March 2019 by Carmen Walker-Vazquez

Inspired by Chris Riddell, Carmen Walker-Vazquez celebrates last week’s National Poetry Day by sharing her favourite poems that focus on this year’s theme: change. ‘Change is the nursery Of music, joy, life, and eternity.’ – […]

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