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Poetry ⸱ Tim Foley

Mic Nightlife: Poems not Bombs, Walthamstow Trades Hall

There’s something really special about this venue and night. Upstairs it feels like we are holed away planning a revolution while downstairs is alive with comedy, cabaret, line dancing, music. The kind of place that can start a movement and change the world and the kind of place I
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Graham Thomas ⸱ Tim Foley

The Big Interview: Geoff Badger, Lost Reels

Geoff Badger's quest to bring hidden gems and 'lost' film prints to audiences is keeping the celluloid dream alive. We first came across Lost Reels when TheNeverPress went on a group outing to the wonderful Cinema Museum in Kennington - a beautiful, ramshackle museum run by
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Ruth Beddow

When I stumbled upon a writing class in the summer of 2024, I was like a little baby Bambi poet, all doe-eyed and completely unsure of my footing. Thankfully, Ruth and her collective are so kind and welcoming. That vibe permeated through the space as we squashed together (her workshops
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Articles ⸱ DC Thomas

Review: Titus Andronicus, Progress Theatre, Reading

A Halloween Reimagining of Shakespeare's brutal and bonkers gorefest We attended Titan Andronicus on Halloween night at Progress Theatre in Reading, and the timing couldn’t have been more fitting. What unfolded was a confident, inventive reworking of Titus Andronicus that leaned into the play’s inherent brutality
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Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

A Thousand Fortunes

Ameer Azad quests once more, join him...
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Articles ⸱ Tim Foley

Mic Nightlife: Home Poetry, TBC, Shoreditch

Mic Nightlife is a photography, poetry and storytelling series celebrating the places in which people share words.
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover - Ameer Azad

Ameer’s poetry screams out with things only he has seen or imagined, shared in carefully curated landscapes that take you on a (sometimes shocking) journey. It seemed suitable to share this edition on Halloween, a day when lines between worlds real and unreal, of the living and the dead
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Interviews ⸱ Luke Searle

Independent Record Store: Uperkuut Records, Estonia

Our man in Estonia gets into it with indie record store owner Allan Mastov about his space for artists, musicians and the community that comes together under the banner of music.
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Laurie Farrugia

When one meets Laurie, it’s impossible not to be struck by her authenticity and vulnerability – she's someone who is in full grasp of her honest self. We first met at a Sober AF Poetry night and Laurie’s stage presence was simultaneously gentle and fierce. It takes
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Articles ⸱ Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Walter Hayn, artist

Beautiful, strange and otherworldly creations in silicone. The tools we need to create art are all around us. We discovered Walter's work at the Jeannie Avent gallery in Dulwich. When we entered the charming space, we were welcomed by a genial fellow, sitting at a table beside the
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Seb Bance

I have only heard Seb speak once at a poetry event, the poem below, (and a mad one about croissants!) and the performance stayed with me. This episode is exactly why I decided not to solely focus on recovery as it might usually be spoken about in addiction and sobriety.
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Interviews ⸱ Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Solomon Prempeh, poet

One from the heart... Solomon is an enigmatic and popular figure in the poetry scene. He has a way of quietly sliding into shadowy spaces at the back of rooms. Before taking the stage, holding space with a deep breath, head cocked as if in a question. All part of
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