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The Last Word Festival 2022: The Power of Spoken Word Poetry
Recently, I watched Esme Allman, one of this year’s Last Word Festival artists, perform her poem ‘Oil’ online. As she spoke of a...
Lara Mae Simpson
Jun 7, 20223 min read


Exaggerated Claims: Power and Pleasure in Poetry at the ICA
The Institute of Contemporary Art presented Exaggerated Claims: Power and Pleasure in Poetry in partnership with its exhibition...
Kathryn O'Rourke
May 12, 20224 min read


‘Our Time on Earth’ is Invaluable: Let’s Not Lose It
In the new exhibition at the Barbican, I am standing before a magnificent tree. It is tall and covered with moss and plants, its roots...
Lara Mae Simpson
May 9, 20224 min read


Jacqueline Wilson in conversation with Holly Bourne at Waterstones Piccadilly
Prolific author Jacqueline Wilson made a return to in-person panel events to celebrate the release of her new novel for young adults,...
Maisie Allen
May 1, 20223 min read


The Island of Missing Trees: Elif Shafak at The Trouble Club
The room on the 5th floor of AllBright had an intimate feeling. Potted plants hung from the skylights in the ceiling and a small crowd...
Kathryn O'Rourke
Apr 27, 20224 min read


Jane Austen meets Frank Ocean in Persuasion at Alexandra Palace
Far from the fuss of the city, Alexandra Palace and Rose Original Production staged an irresistibly modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s...
Jeanne-May Desurmont
Apr 24, 20222 min read


Queer Gothic Tales: Leon Craig in Conversation at Waterstones Gower Street
On the 8th April, Waterstones Gower Street invited Leon Craig, a writer and member of the LGBT+ writing collective The Future is Back, to...
Holly Cornall
Apr 23, 20223 min read


Championing the Rom-Com at Waterstones Piccadilly
The romantic comedy genre can tell empowering stories by depicting characters facing relatable and moving situations. Yet it is often not...
Kristyna Jelinkova
Apr 22, 20224 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: Sunday Afternoon with Elizabeth Day
Journalist, author, and broadcaster Elizabeth Day has become extremely well-known in recent years thanks to her popular podcast, How to...
Maisie Allen
Apr 16, 20224 min read


Mala’s Cat Review: A Pertinent Reminder of the Violence of War
Holocaust memoirs are hard to read. Given the unfathomable brutality of this history, to hear a first-hand account of the Nazis’...
Lara Mae Simpson
Apr 14, 20223 min read
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