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…
Poets Corner
Africanism in Linton Kwesi Johnson’s Early Poetry
Afro-Caribbean and Black British dub poets, as represented by Jamaican-born Linton Kwesi Johnson, take heed of their artistic…
WATCH: Black & British The Futz Butler feat. Tony D
This October, veteran British battle rapper Tony D has collaborated with bespoke London sound house The Futz Butler…
WATCH: Black History Month – Proud To Be
Poem transcript: Each year throughout this month we celebrate Embracing each with pride and dignity The very wonder…
WATCH: Shapes and Colours
It is marked by music and dance, suggesting a fluid, free-flowing space of expression as a woman moves…
A poem for Black History Month
Why are the youth of today intent on taking lives? Such scars left behind, both inside and out,…
WATCH: The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show
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…
WATCH: The Ship They Called The Zong (Poem)
A poem written by Liam of the Mongoose Collective to mark the anniversary of the Zong massacre of…
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND by Feyisayo Anjorin
One minute, we watch your footprints in the sand, The next, we stop and stare and see you…
‘Black and British’? A poem by Dayna Francis
‘Black and British’ should not be a thing, It should be you, me, him, her, them and they,…
WATCH: You Can by Jamaal Richards
A spoken word piece written as a contribution for Black History Month. It is based on a conversation…
The Late James Berry – To Travel This Ship
The arrival of the SS Empire Windrush in June 1948 at Tilbury Dock marked the beginning of post-war…
WATCH: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Still I Rise” is primarily about self-respect and confidence. In the poem, Angelou reveals how she will overcome…
WATCH: Jamaal Richards: You Can
It is based on a conversation between the soul and brain of millions of Black people worldwide. The…
WATCH: The Beauty and Utility of Poetry
Dave Neita is regarded as the People’s Lawyer and the People’s Poet due to his representation of excluded…
WATCH: ALEXANDER PAUL “I am Love”
He was a prolific poetry writer in his teens and eventually pursued his passion to become a spoken…
Windrush – The boat that carried so many hopes, pain and dreams
His mother Gwendolyn worked as a nurse in the NHS for all her working life. She inspired Scratchylus…
AFRICA – THE ROAD TO NIGERIA – A REFLECTION
There is a world that exists No one knows about it They have civilisations, structures, wars and hierarchies…
Excerpt of: Sledge of Notting Hill by M.G.Robinson
New Day: OK, so we’re still in the 50’s on your story board Pa! So I was researching…
Rapunzel, Rapunzel
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, my beauty so rare Please will you let down your fine relaxed hair? Oh no,…
