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28 Sep 2017 2 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Requiem 4 Grenfell

A visual poem for those affected by the tragedy, by Julio Etchart.

17 Apr 2015 3 minute read

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Hounded and harassed – but Sharmila Seyyid isn’t giving up

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is full of admiration for the brave Sri Lankan writer.

4 Feb 2014 7 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Benjamin Zephaniah: ‘It is my duty to help and inspire’

Mischa Wilmers talks to the poet turned professor about mentoring, Mandela and making a difference.

11 Jul 2013 1 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

For the love of Egypt

Egyptian-American Yahia Lababidi's poetic response to the turmoil in his home country.

Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle

19 Jun 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle

Philip Crispin celebrates the centenary of the Martinican poet, playwright and politician who showed that...

14 Jun 2013 2 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Where art meets climate change

London’s Two Degrees festival gets the audience involved in the hope of provoking thoughts, and action, for change.

A poem to remember a crime against a child

18 Apr 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

A poem to remember a crime against a child

A New Internationalist article about the death of ‘the little poet’ in Iraq has haunted Judith Morrison...

14 Mar 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Festival showcases Reel Iraq

A decade on from the invasion of Iraq, a four-day celebration of the country’s culture takes place in the UK.

1 Apr 2012 3 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

A word with Adonis

One of the greatest Arab poets of our time speaks to Giedre Steikunaite about creativity and consciousness....

13 Mar 2012 8 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Witness-art in the Arab Spring

In trying times, poetry can speak our silences and make sense of our pain, says Yahia Lababidi.

25 Jul 2011 2 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

The Museum-going Cannibal

The Arab Spring is already an inspiration the world over, but, says US-based Egyptian writer Yahia Lababidi,...

1 Jun 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Ben Okri

The award-winning Nigerian poet and novelist tells Rowenna Davis why now is the time for new dreams.

1 Oct 2010 3 minute read

This article is almost 13 years old.

Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah on inspiration, regret and the inadequacies of twitter

21 Sep 2010 2 minute read

This article is almost 13 years old.

Liberate Brecht!

Fire in the Soul poetry anthology editor on the publishers who hold poets’ work to ransom.

8 Jun 2010 7 minute read

This article is almost 13 years old.

Baghdad: Paradise Lost

When a house on Princesses Street was bombed on 4 April, the legacy of poet Jabra Ibrahim Jabra was also destroyed, reveals...

4 Feb 2010 3 minute read

This article is more than 13 years old.

I Am A Rebel

People worldwide dedicated the month of January to celebrating the life of poet and activist Dennis Brutus.

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