The following four poems are taken from the What Rough Beast anthology of poems about Trump and Trumpism, available to download here. Image above: Rise Up My Pretties, by Martin Gollan, who... Continue reading
Holding the Fort by Mark Cassidy In April 1802, African slave soldiers took over the Fort Shirley garrison (on the Cabrits peninsula of Dominica) for three days... Continue reading
Being able to afford something, or for a child not being able to have something, is where the narrative of poverty begins. However, it has been obscured... Continue reading
Abecedarian for Higher Education A news account some years ago said several Bereaved parents formed a group, Commissioned a report into student Deaths. Why so many suicides ... Continue reading
Soil and Soulwas first published in 2001, and it was a thoroughly well-received book. In his Foreword to it, George Monbiot described it as ‘a ground-breaking book.’ ... Continue reading
With a Rock against Racism relaunch in the offing, Mark Perryman remembers being there the first time round In the wake of this summer’s racist riots, a ‘relaunch’ of Rock against... Continue reading
Brett Gregory survives a hit and run interview with Hannah Filler about filmmaking Drawing from the ideals of Ancient Greece, the 19th century English poet and critic,... Continue reading
Fair Play Cabaret With the backing of Equity, a cultural campaign is being launched which is centred around an ongoing series of events across the country. They... Continue reading
Tombstones and Toolboxes by Fred Voss In the corner of our machine shop behind a 10-ton press sits Howard’s toolbox a toolbox Howard got from an old... Continue reading
what if war were measured in baby teeth by Lisa Kelly the kiloton of bombsdropped in baby teeththe incendiary grief of lives lost in baby teeth all... Continue reading