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
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.’
Soundsystem as pedagogy
'You left recalibrated. Heartbeat altered. Shoulders lowered.'
Bad Signal
'All language use can be seen as extending a hand; words and their corresponding meanings are always about relationships'
Minor Black Figures
Making art without looking over your shoulder
The Authenticator
Painful truths hidden in the shadows of history
Hedda
An imperfect description of humanity
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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