Tag Archives: Poetry

Why queer art & writing is important | QUEER Anthology – REVIEW 🏳️‍🌈

Title: QUEER: LGBT writing from Ancient Times to YesterdayAuthor: Various (edited by Frank Wynne)Genres: Short Stories, Poetry, Graphic Novel, Memoir, Novel (extracts)Release Date: Jan 21, 2021Head of Zeus • Bookshop.org (UK)  Queer history and queer experiences of all forms are captured so well in this anthology. This book validated my own queer identity, whilst expanding my definition ofContinue reading “Why queer art & writing is important | QUEER Anthology – REVIEW 🏳️‍🌈”

Shojo Anime Haikus 🌸

So, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. And whilst I am no longer a single pringle, I still could not go see my partner because it’s illegal in the UK (we love the Tory government). But I still wanted to do something romantic, something fun, something cute, on my own. And so, I watched episode 14 (forContinue reading “Shojo Anime Haikus 🌸”

Is This The Best Poetry Book for 2021? | A Fire In My Head by Ben Okri – REVIEW

You know when you read a poetry book so good that you just have to stop what you’re doing and appreciate it for a minute? That was this book for me.

I RELEASED AN AUDIOBOOK!

So hello everyone! I’m sorry for disappearing for so long, but I have a VERY GOOD REASON! I RELEASED MY DEBUT AUDIOBOOK!!! I’m so so excited for you guys to hear it, so I’ve attached a little preview of the final track of the audiobook to the bottom of this post. All I really wantedContinue reading “I RELEASED AN AUDIOBOOK!”

Agora-poetry: day #11 [FINALE]

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! The final Agora-Poetry post! Wow! Thank you so much to everyone who’s come along with me for the journey. And, speaking of people who came along with me for the journey, on the final day of this challenge, I decided to go on an outing with myContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #11 [FINALE]”

Agora-poetry: day #10

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! On the penultimate day of this challenge, much of what I learnt over the past ten days had culminated into this powerful force of positivity. It was as if this energy had lain dormant within me and had re-surfaced. In turn, I felt this wave wash overContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #10”

The Best New Poetry-Music Collab Stream: Echoes & Edges

Last Saturday, Charlie and Jake, two wonderful musicians, celebrated 6 months of their monthly open collab night Echoes & Edges. A well-deserved congratulations to them! Their concept is so simple, yet so moving. Charlie and Jake improvise music with spoken word pieces playing overhead, and although I’ve seen this happen before at spoken word nights,Continue reading “The Best New Poetry-Music Collab Stream: Echoes & Edges”

Agora-poetry: day #9

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! A good cup of tea can solve almost any problem, or at least, for me it can. Except, on this day, I didn’t have any problems. Not that I wouldn’t have drunk at least 20 cups of my favourite green tea anyways, but there was nothing inContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #9”