Coming soon: Commonworld
Lucy Hannah, who founded and led Commonwealth Writers which operates across fifty-three countries, particularly in areas with little or no creative industries, is well placed to investigate the connections between writers across the world and the universality of their stories. ‘One of the many joys of reading is that of being transported to another world, far from our own,’ says Hannah, the editor of Commonworld, the next guest edition to launch on WritersMosaic on 4 August. With several writers and the photographer, Robert Huggins, she explores ‘the messy afterlife of colonialism, and grapples with how to shape our identity in today’s Commonworld.’
Photo by Robert Huggins
Didi
'My Grandfather did not let the world harden him. His eyes, which have greyed with his hair, shine like buttons when he laughs.'
Gentle Euphoria
A rare chance to rejoice in the collective craft of writing
Ideas are like rabbits
‘Ideas are like rabbits, you get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you will have a dozen’
Hurvin Anderson
A meditation on the illusory nature of the reality of Britain’s entangled history
Kin
The journey of two childhood friends in the segregated South as their lives drastically diverge
Afghanistanism
'Red is the colour of joy and beauty and also of the killing that comes in waves.'
Free Will
Will Harris reads his poem, 'Free Will'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.
Half Written Love Letter
Selina Nwulu reads her poem, 'Half Written Love Letter'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.
Illuminating, in-depth conversations between writers.
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The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.
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Nine writers explore the elusive emotional truth behind narratives and storytelling.
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