Between tradition and innovation: Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s cross-cultural currents
by Franklin Nelson
Drawing of parallels between the art of Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Kerry James Marshall
Poetry Africa
by Nick Makoha
A cornerstone of South Africa’s literary and performance scene celebrating voices from across the continent
Mos Def & writers who inspired me
by Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Discovering Mos Def led to an unfolding of the written word in rap, literature, non-fiction and poetry
Soft soft: listening to birds in Baiso
by Jo Clement
My purpose in Baiso, Italy: eat well and write more elegies about birds
King Herod in Florida
by Isabelle Dupuy
A writer's pilgrimage to Zora Neale Hurston's hometown, Eatonville, Florida
Shaped and moulded by a sense of place
by Mona Dash
'With the sandstone sculpture of an Odissi dancer, silver filigree metalwork and fragrant jasmine flowers in the garden, home for me lives on in London'
Is the future real?
by Anjali Joseph
On re-imagining our past and the non-linear nature of time
Jimmy Cliff’s influence on the soul of reggae
by Colin Grant
Jimmy Cliff’s death last month prompted an outpouring of affection. In an augmented extract from I&I: The Natural Mystics, a social history of Jamaica, our Director reflects on Cliff’s emergence as a reggae pioneer.
Writing saved my life
by Isis Davis
'I just started writing down the words that I was feeling at that moment…To my surprise it felt really good. It was another form of release!'