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Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

TOONTOWN

Ameer Azad never misses. Witness another slingshot...

17 Sep 2025

Articles ⸱ DC Thomas

Between the Trees: A Festival Worthy of the Shire

Four days in the Candleston Woods, Merthyr Mawr filled with music, traditional crafts and fireside storytelling. A serene tonic for the modern age.

12 Sep 2025

Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Simon Gardner

A few words on Simon "You’ll notice references to heaven and hell and the inner self in Simon’s poem in this offering of Write Speak Recover. So, I don’t think it was an accident that he was wearing a Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel t-shirt when we met

5 Sep 2025

Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

Harvest in the Land of the Dead

And another from our Poet in Residence, Ameer Azad. Strap in...

1 Sep 2025

Interviews ⸱ Graham Thomas

Interview: Gareth Brookes, comic writer & academic

Reinvention, recontextualisation and remixing of culture. Big stuff from a big name in comics and academia. Smart hats on, and let's go...

27 Aug 2025

Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Hannah Stanislaus

"Hannah created the Lost Souls poetry nights and always videos the poets. Later sharing the recordings on Instagram as a lovely way to honour their work. The best part of this is you can hear Hannah’s “hmmms” and “wows” as the poets speak. Little offers of love and

22 Aug 2025

Be wild. Be free.

WriteB4theMic Celebrate their First Anniversary

We spend an evening of poetry and performance with the WriteB4TheMic collective for their one-year anniversary!

The Big Interview: Judy Head, artist

We sit down with the esteemable Judy Head to discuss the long and winding road that leads to open doors.

The Thousand Mile Stretch

A new slice from Ameer Azad, our Poet-In-Residence. Brace before clicking.

Celebrate Summer in Full Bloom: A Watercolour Workshop with Sisetta Zappone

On a warm August evening at the wonderful Malavenda Cafè & Bistro in East London, we joined a group of fellow participants for Celebrate Summer in Full Bloom - a relaxed, all-abilities watercolour workshop led by artist and printmaker Sisetta Zappone.

Write Speak Recover: Sasha

"In talking to, and listening to Sasha's poetry you'll be met by a deep poetic knowledge and understanding of the natural world, and the challenges it faces. I always learn something when I talk to Sasha, about identity, the body, the planet. Gentle lessons about

Independent Press: Good Press, Glasgow

We cross the border to get the skinny from the amazing people at Good Press - a brilliant printing, publishing and distribution co-operative in Glasgow.