Permission to not be legible to everyone
H. Felix Chau Bradley, in conversation with Arielle Burgdorf
“What I’m often trying to do is to write about mundane things, or at least commonly experienced things, in a way that is eerie or strange.”
Represent: reflections on Caleb Femi’s “Poor.”
T.S.J. Harling
In 2020, Caleb Femi released his award-winning debut poetry collection, Poor, reflecting on his experiences growing up on the North Peckham estate. Fellow Londoner T.S.J. Harling offers her own reaction to the poet, filmmaker, photographer and former young people’s laureate for London.
Sheila Maldonado: The Poet as Pariah
An interview with Sheila Maldonado, self-proclaimed “unknown de facto colony bastard,” on her most recent poetry collection, that’s what you get.
A Concept Album for the Outcasts
Mark McConville
In the wake of the loss of his mother, Mark McConville reflects on the impact of My Chemical Romance’s 2006 album, The Black Parade
Omar Lawrence Doesn’t Care About Your Credentials
A Bronx Poet on Hip-Hop, Academia, and Being a Man of Words