Andrew Mears has led a call for 100 poets from the NE to produce a book of 100 poems about homelessness. The book, “Words on a NE... Continue reading
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In Winding / Unwinding Denni Turp takes the colloquial British cliché “As the actress said to the bishop” and strips away the comic veneer from this classed... Continue reading
Review by Neil Fulwood, editor of the superb website Chainlink There is a technique in poetry, borrowed from Apophatic Theology, called the via negativa, whereby attention is drawn... Continue reading
Culture Matters is proud to present an online double-header featuring the poetic stylings of CM stalwarts Fran Lock and Alan McGuire. Fran will read from Love is... Continue reading
Reel Knewz and the Bin Men of Birmingham: A Garbage State of Affairs First, a poem by James O’Brien….. Bin Juice Bin juice is the toxic residue... Continue reading
Release the Sausages! is an anthology of poems, with absolutely no poems in it. It is a celebration of the first twelve months of Starmer’s government –... Continue reading
Words United is a new book of poems, anecdotes and observations, a fleet of word-drones sent to expose the brutal genocide, displacement and mass starvation visited upon... Continue reading
We note with deep sadness the death of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. The outstanding Kenyan author died on May 28 at the age of 87. With his passing,... Continue reading
Artwork by Danny Cookney Conference at Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, 19th and 20th June 2025 Cities tell stories about themselves. Manchester likes to tell a... Continue reading
Mik Critchlow. Copyright Mik Critchlow A new gallery dedicated to the acclaimed photographer Mik Critchlow has opened at Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland. Below are some details on it,... Continue reading
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