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Take Flight with Randolph Matthews coming to Ledbury to raise the roof off the Great Barn, Hellens Manor with #poetry jazz and gospel Friday 5th July ⁦@LedburyPoetry⁩ ⁦⁦@NineArchesPress⁩ ⁦@PoetrySociety⁩ ⁦@VervePoetryFest⁩ ⁦@writingwestmids⁩ 🙏🏿🙏🏿

in light of the controversy this book has garnered, I thought I'd share this video we made a while ago that shows footage and photos of the actual workshops we conducted in Gaza. You can get a copy at any bookseller near you or online. 100% of proceeds go to the writers themselves and to Palestine Writes Literature Festival. Neither I nor Huzama (Arabic editor) receive any material compensation whatsoever from the sale of this book.

“It's a privilege and a responsibility to champion fellow writers of colour and witness the power of their voices shaping the literary landscape.” Romalyn Ante, judge, Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026 #jhalakprizeat10

“Books that sit at the confluence of powerful writing, original perspective, and the ability to effect change within the reader, however vast or minute.” Ami Rao, judge, Jhalak Prose Prize 2026 #jhalakprizeat10

"What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real." --- Spike Lee Happy 69th birthday, Spike Lee!

This essay is utterly amazing "This kind of sight recognizes the limitation of pure perception, and the limitations of the seer, and makes one aware of a reality beyond perception, a spiritual reality. "

Get 50% off Part 2 when booking Session 1! Join @rmcfarlane63 & Nicky Crabb online next Tues to learn how to lead #writing #workshops for young people. The 2nd session will be tailored to your needs. 📅24 Mar (online) + 21 Apr (Brighton) 🎟️£5-20 writingourlegacy.org.uk/events/ #CYP

Performance poetry transforms young lives — building confidence, voice, and self-expression. 💫 Supporting @applesandsnakes Big Give campaign to reach 5,000 young people across the UK. ✨ March 17–24: all donations DOUBLED £1 = £2 Help young voices be heard. ❤️

Benjamin Zephaniah: A Celebration Fri 10 Jul 2026, 8pm An evening of poetry, music and memories to celebrate the life and legacy of the ‘people’s poet’, Benjamin Zephaniah. 🎟️ Tickets are on sale now @southbankcentre southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/benja…

hanif abdurraqib putting my feelings into words

Silence is not the same as gone. The story of the Thibodaux Massacre has been buried for over a century — and I am honored to help bring it back to the light as the voice of Thibodeauxville - the Story of the Thibodaux Massacre: Race, Riot and Resilience. This is what art is intended to do. #ThibodauxMassacre @thibodeauxvillefilm

was reading this, and the first few lines reminded me of that line in beloved that goes something like "love is or it ain't. thin love ain't love at all."

Stop for a moment, and read... • Mary Oliver •

THE BROTHERS JOHNSON STOMP! (1980) Yet more great work by the late great QUINCY JONES — born 93yrs ago today.

If you watch the Oscars on Sunday, you're going to see a LOT of accolades for Sinners. All earned, but I want to take a minute to point out the preacher, Jedidiah, is played by Saul Williams. It's a small part, but look him up and realize what an absolute legend he is.

Vijay Seshadri. From: A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker, 1925-2025, ed. Kevin Young (Knopf, 2025).

Natalie Diaz • Post Colonial Love Poem

This is great. CS Lewis gives Writing advice in 1959.

"We have to create an art for liberation and for life. .." -Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) US artist #InternationalWomensDay

My favourite is : Dum Spiro, Spero - While I breath, I hope

1936 The Nicholas brothers performed at the Ziegfeld Follies with Josephine Baker ( who was the 1 st Black woman to performed and last . They became fast friends Harold & Fayard Nicholas are reckoned by many to be two of the greatest tap dancers