Bitterly, I was forced to be absent from the Cockpit Theatre swansong event for Smokestack Books last December due to a combination of ill health, stormy weather... Continue reading
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The Karls Church Christmas Market in Vienna With European sovereignty under attack from Donald Trump and his national security plunderers, er, advisors, and as Denmark capitulates to... Continue reading
Scott Alsworth reviews Everything to Play For: How Videogames are Changing the World, by Marijam Did, Verso, 2024 Can videogames be a force for good in the... Continue reading
by Nick Moss When I began writing poetry in jail, there were a core group of writers who influenced me – Bertolt Brecht, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Pablo... Continue reading
(Photo credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers) by Alan McCormick You heard his speech, right? So-called President. Not good. Not good at his job. Not a good person, as... Continue reading
Recently I attended a meeting organised by the Liverpool writers’ group Writing on the Wall, to gather ideas for the 25th version of their annual May literature... Continue reading
Margaret Heffernan outlines the precarious situation facing artists Artists are generally thought of as either starving in a garret (La Boheme and all that) or jammy millionaires... Continue reading
Mark Perryman provides his annual seasonal reading guide OK twelve books in twelve days, in between welcoming Santa down the chimney, preparing the nut roast for Christmas... Continue reading
Michael Rosen reading his poems On Sunday 9th December at the Cockpit Theatre in London, I attended the celebration and farewell of twenty years publishing by Smokestack... Continue reading
Around 60 people gathered last Saturday in Barnsley for the Communist Party’s first-ever conference on culture. Called ‘Class and Culture’, the conference was held in the inspiring... Continue reading
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