In conversation
Nick Makoha in conversation with Hannah Lowe
Nick Makoha has been inspired by the work of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat for his latest poetry. Makoha talks to fellow poet Hannah Lowe about the roots and life of the poems in the New Carthaginians.
12th March, 2025
'The theme I’m looking at is flight. You can look at Basquiat and see he flew too close to the sun of success.'
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