Symbol of Hope, by Sliman Mansour Yahia Lababidi presents the Introduction to his new book of poetry, Palestine Wail, together with a poem from the book INTRODUCTION:... Continue reading
A mosque destroyed in the Jabalia area of the Gaza Strip. Commons image by Jaber Jehad Badwan By Richard Penderyn Last year a letter I co-authored on... Continue reading
By David Erdos Peeling pensioners from the streets as policemenLaugh at them was part of the protests in London today,Yesterday and a prime example of where and... Continue reading
By Jenny Farrell In 1962, Dmitri Shostakovich composed his 13th Symphony, basing it on five poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko that provide its textual and thematic basis. In... Continue reading
By Alan McGuire In the history of British classical music, few figures embody a commitment to working-class culture like Alan Bush. Composer, teacher, Marxist, and advocate for... Continue reading
Ayalon prison by Nick Moss What struck me most … was how seemingly highly cultured government officials and civil servants, when faced with extremities of conscience and... Continue reading
Is this a holy thing to see…? – William Blake by David Betteridge Here, in a world where wealth abounds,life’s necessities run out,purposely held back by evil’s... Continue reading
By E.J. Hamilton To enter is to be captivatedby Persian welcomes—gold calligraphywhose meaning is felt through its beauty;cardamom and sandalwood scents migrating on waves of dried fruits,... Continue reading
A Review of Undercover Work by Nick Burbridge (Olympia Publishers, 2025) By Alan Morrison Nick Burbridge is a Brighton-based ‘stalwart of the folk revival’, a veteran songwriter-lyricist... Continue reading
Mark Perryman measures the impact of England’s Euro 2025 Victory The 2025 sporting summer will forever be remembered for three and a bit weeks in Switzerland and... Continue reading