In the Anglo world, things generally get lumped together, but in the Francophone world the two kinds of crime fiction are worlds apart. One branch of French... Continue reading
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Oh, oh, people of the earthListen to the warning the seer he said“Beware the storm that gathers here”Listen to the wise man.– The Prophet’s Song, Queen, 1975... Continue reading
Whose Bad Books? by Christopher Norris, with image by Martin Gollan 1 Our pastor, he said ‘Praise the Lord,Give praise unto His name,And spread the gospel news... Continue reading
Bought and Sold by Benjamin Zephaniah Smart big awards and prize moneyIs killing off black poetryIt’s not censors or dictators that are cutting up our art.The lure... Continue reading
The Day Mr Zephaniah Died after Frank O’Hara by Jenny Mitchell On the seventh day of the twelfth month 2023, at the National Maritime Museum, a minute... Continue reading
Benjamin Zephaniah was a poet who didn’t just want to read poems, he wanted to perform poems, rooted in the oral tradition, bringing poetry to life, bringing... Continue reading
Socialist crime novels are perhaps not a genre that comes obviously to mind, either for those who read crime fiction or fans of the socialist novel. Yet... Continue reading
I am currently leading a theatre project called Performing Resistance: the role of theatre and performance in 21st century workers’ movements. The aim is to create new links between artists... Continue reading
Sorry We Missed You by Ben Banyard Get to the depot at stupid o’clock to load Internet impulse purchasesinto a hired van using a rented handheld.It shows... Continue reading
According to Greta Thunberg, ‘Beyonce was wrong. Girls don’t run the world: corporations and financial interests do.’ But how do you write poems about the kind of... Continue reading
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