
The Dub poet’s – Some notable UK Dub poets
Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry that emerged in Jamaica in the 1970s, combining reggae rhythms…
Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry that emerged in Jamaica in the 1970s, combining reggae rhythms…
Afro-Caribbean and Black British dub poets, as represented by Jamaican-born Linton Kwesi Johnson, take heed of their artistic…
This October, veteran British battle rapper Tony D has collaborated with bespoke London sound house The Futz Butler…
Poem transcript: Each year throughout this month we celebrate Embracing each with pride and dignity The very wonder…
It is marked by music and dance, suggesting a fluid, free-flowing space of expression as a woman moves…
Why are the youth of today intent on taking lives? Such scars left behind, both inside and out,…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s inauguration ceremony was a star-studded affair, with the likes of Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez stepping…
A poem written by Liam of the Mongoose Collective to mark the anniversary of the Zong massacre of…
One minute, we watch your footprints in the sand, The next, we stop and stare and see you…
‘Black and British’ should not be a thing, It should be you, me, him, her, them and they,…
A spoken word piece written as a contribution for Black History Month. It is based on a conversation…
The arrival of the SS Empire Windrush in June 1948 at Tilbury Dock marked the beginning of post-war…
Still I Rise” is primarily about self-respect and confidence. In the poem, Angelou reveals how she will overcome…
It is based on a conversation between the soul and brain of millions of Black people worldwide. The…
Dave Neita is regarded as the People’s Lawyer and the People’s Poet due to his representation of excluded…
He was a prolific poetry writer in his teens and eventually pursued his passion to become a spoken…
His mother Gwendolyn worked as a nurse in the NHS for all her working life. She inspired Scratchylus…
There is a world that exists No one knows about it They have civilisations, structures, wars and hierarchies…
New Day: OK, so we’re still in the 50’s on your story board Pa! So I was researching…
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, my beauty so rare Please will you let down your fine relaxed hair? Oh no,…