There is something conspiratorial about walking down a poorly lit back street, under a gloomy railway bridge and through a busy brewery into a cosy back room lined with barrels. As the trains rumble overhead poets share stories and wisdom with each other to raucous cheers. These feel like nights
I’ve been watching Alan’s @im.not.leaving.yet series for a while and was pleased to finally meet the real man behind the reels. Alan is all about collaboration, we met in his kitchen in Walthamstow and it was a perfect place to chat and create, over a
'I realised that the border between make-believe and reality is much more porous than you think. You can dream stuff up and just make it happen, and don’t need special mystical knowledge or a legitimising body.'
Poetry has, without doubt, helped me recover myself - that inward journey into the darkest reaches of my soul, helped release my creativity from its shackles.
I met Aaliyah at the wonderful, welcoming Orbit brewery open mic night, and was immediately immersed in her universe. Aaliyah is one of those souls you meet who you wish you could sit with by a campfire under stars and listen to their wisdom for a while. In her most
‘I met Ricky when I was pretty new on the scene, at my first ever poetry slam at Slamden, Raven Records in Camden. I didn’t really understand what a slam was and did a sad moody poem, made my wife cry and came last! Ricky was so kind and
The only way to have the answers is to have a vision, then most questions are just a case of consulting with your vision and answering in a way that fits in with it.
"I do this work for my children, and for everyone’s children—for the next generation that deserves to inherit a country honest enough to look at itself, and brave enough to change."
'The organisation was born here, shaped by Brixton’s history of activism, creativity and community-led change, and that spirit still runs through everything we do.'
When conceiving these dolls, I nurture their image in my mind for a very long time. Every detail matters — every wrinkle, every fold in their clothing — for I must understand who they are, why they stand there, and what dwells in their soul.
'We make art that clarifies meaning, connects people and enriches every element of our lives. Whatever it is that’s calling to you, trust it. The world needs you and your art.'
