Time and writing: why I’m always writing three things at once
Peter Kalu
Peter Kalu explaining what the benefits are for him to be writing in different genres concurrently
The Sunset Club, December 1951
Rommi Smith
A poetic response to a transgressive 1951 photo of interracial romance at The Sunset Club in Soho. The recording (below), as well as that for 'Photographer Unknown' and 'Make-Believe, Caught by Tony', which features music by Christella Litras, is courtesy of St Edward's School, Oxford and Tim Hand Productions.
The Kids
Hannah Lowe
The poet and former teacher Hannah Lowe reflects on the process of writing about youths in her Costa Award-winning collection, The Kids. Lowe considers the challenge of inhabiting a young person's voice, conjuring empathy and understanding for the teenagers she taught and excited about poetry.
Cane Warriors
Alex Wheatle
Moa becomes a cane warrior, fighting for the freedom of all the enslaved people in nearby plantations. But first Moa and his friend Keverton must face their first great task: to kill their overseer.
A River Called Time
Courttia Newland
In Dinium, a futuristic alternate reality of London, Markriss Denny might grow up poor and trapped. He has, though, the special power of astral travel.
The freedom of diaspora identity
Sita Brahmachari
Where did the bird who dropped that seed come from?
