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Frantz Fanon the freedom fighter
Frantz Fanon was a revolutionary psychiatrist and anti-colonial writer. At the British Library, WritersMosaic marks the centenary of his birth, reflecting on his legacy with writers Ekow Eshun, Clementine E. Burnley, Khaldoon Ahmed and the musician Donna Thompson.
Roger Robinson’s cultural highlights
The poet on browsing Bookmongers, dining at Clover's, good vibes at Lion Vibes Records, diving into the National Poetry Library, and the minimalist murals of the Church of Notre Dame de France, Soho.
Poetry films
Four UK based poets read their work and pieces that have been inspirational. Commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, in collaboration with WritersMosaic.
Tsering Dolma
The Tibetan Indian-born nurse, Tsering Dolma, came to terms with racist patients in the UK whom she describes as likely suffering from a mental illness
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Malcolm X, by any means necessary
Edited by Colin Grant
Before his assassination in 1965, Malcolm X, the spokesman for the Nation of Islam, inspired adoration and fear in the US with his powerful argument for self defence ‘by any means necessary’. For the centenary of Malcom X’s birth, writers in this guest edition explore his legacy as a resistance leader.
Paris Noir
Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950-2000
The New Carthaginians
Nick Makoha's new poetry collection inspired by the work of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
One To One: John & Yoko
Exploring the Ono-Lennon’s move into a small two room apartment in 1970s New York.
The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ controversial meditation, including an emotional journey to Israel and Palestine
Frank Bowling: Collage
The revered ninety-one-year-old painter explores collage as a conceptual tool.
What I value in the natural world
Tariq Latif reflects on how nature is ingrained in his spiritual fabric.
Zakazane pamiątki: Forbidden keepsakes
Maria Jastrzębska recalls discovering her parents' secret membership of the Polish Resistance during WW2.
Mother Tongues
The Moroccan writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa's dedication to his mother
Finding Poetic Inspiration in Uncertainty
Poet Anthony Anaxagorou explores his approach to poetic inspiration, embracing the confused, vulnerable and ordinary.
Island of Strangers
Roger Robinson's poetic response to Keir Starmer's warning of Britain becoming an "island of strangers"
Events
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We Were There: at the Hay Festival
An evening of music poetry, prose and poetry with Pauline Black, Malika Booker, Lanre Bakare and Daudi Matsiko
WritersMosaic Live
Book now for the Bradford Lit Festival in July and find us at the British Library and the South Bank Centre, Edinburgh International Book Festival in August and Ilkley Lit Festival in October.
Preaching
'Preaching': A new poem by the T.S.Eliot Prize-winning poet Roger Robinson, from his forthcoming New and Selected collection, due from Bloomsbury in 2026.
Walking in the Wake
Walking in the Wake was produced for the Estuary Festival (2021) in collaboration with Elsa James, Dubmorphology and Michael McMillan who meditates on the River Thames as we follow black pilgrims traversing sites of Empire.
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