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Prophet Song: A wake-up call for the middle classes?

13 December 2023 / 381

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

Jenny Farrell

Poetry

Whose Bad Books?

13 December 2023 / 340

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

Christopher Norris

Poetry

Bought and Sold

11 December 2023 / 310

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

Benjamin Zephaniah

Poetry

The Day Mr. Zephaniah Died

11 December 2023 / 317

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

Jenny Mitchell

Rhythm and rhyme, wrapped in a smile, chanting the struggles of the working class: Benjamin Zephaniah 1958-2023

11 December 2023 / 335

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

Roy McFarlane

Fiction

Their Blood-Soaked Liberty

9 December 2023 / 393

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

Phil Brett

Theatre

Together for a better world! Theatre of the Oppressed and the Landless Workers’ Movement:

9 December 2023 / 469

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

Rebecca Hillman

Poetry

Sorry We Missed You

8 December 2023 / 319

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

Ben Banyard

Poetry

Optimism of the Imagination

7 December 2023 / 335

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

Mario Relich

Poetry

Angels of Light

7 December 2023 / 303

Angels of Light by Nick Moss Eichmann’s first day at the International Criminal Court Checks his in-tray, prepares a list.Sets down the journal he’s bought from Aspinalls.... Continue reading

Nick Moss

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