It is with deep sadness that I write of the death of lifelong poet, mental health activist, and dear friend, David Kessel, who passed away on 8th... Continue reading
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As part of the Culture for All series we’re proud to present a short film about children’s literature by Kim Reynolds, followed by the text of her... Continue reading
Kim Reynolds 
Fog by Rip Bulkeley We have to know. Brave journalistsboth risk and lose their lives for that.But information managersare too strong for them. They flood uswith lies... Continue reading
Rip Bulkeley 
Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin reviews Kenneth Branagh’s recent film Belfast For those not familiar with the vicissitudes of Northern Ireland, Kenneth Branagh’s 2021 film Belfast may not give one a full idea... Continue reading
Caoimhghin O Croidheain 
Jim Aitken reviews Hex, by Jenni Fagan, published by Birlinn There can be little doubt that part of the success of Jenni Fagan’s previous novel, Luckenbooth (2021),... Continue reading
Jim Aitken 
Siege by Rip Bulkeley ‘Wars are fought to change the enemy’s mind’. – Liddell Hart The grandchildren of the mass killers of Dresden,Coventry, Tokyo, and Leningrad, leave... Continue reading
Rip Bulkeley 
Culture Matters publishes a lot of great poetry. Here’s Jenny Mitchell talking about why poetry matters; and the image above is from her recent award-winning book, Map... Continue reading
Culture Matters 
Writing a poem bursting into tears having misheard deforestation for defenestration by Lisa Kelly, in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Image above: Defenestrace, by Karel Svoboda... Continue reading
Lisa Kelly 
Fran Lock writes about the current economic and political crises, and introduces poetry that constructs a ‘socialist imaginary’, a space for hope and protest, against the distractions... Continue reading
Fran Lock 
Harri Webb and Merthyr Tydfil 2020 was the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the poet Harri Webb, born on 7 September 1920 at Sketty, Swansea. He... Continue reading
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