A team of lyrical reporters were invited to share their story and take on life 21st century style. They joined me to create your own special report of Hackney life and…
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[vsw id=”40713074″ source=”vimeo” width=”620″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Architecture for Everyone: helps Britain’s best young designers to turn their talent into a career. It is a partnership between the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and…
For five years I was a Poet on the London Teenage Poetry Slam. The project is the culmination of six months’ training for teachers and poets, with workshops in schools…
I have been working alongside Apples & Snakes to stretch the idea of what poetry is and can be in both participation and performance. I am one of their poets on the…
Love Letter to Hackney Designed to inspire and educate the young participants. The workshops are themed around Valentines Day and require the participants write and perform their own spoken word…
[vsw id=”83722087″ source=”vimeo” width=”620″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Chaucer FFWD: Supported by the Arts Council, Small Green Shoots and 4 youth groups in Hackney, Camden, Lambeth and Lewisham. The project will see…
In Protest: 150 Poems for Human Rights Edited by Helle Abelvik-Lawson, Anthony Hett and Laila Sumpton. ISBN:9780957221032. Protest: 150 Poems for Human Rights is an anthology of new poetry exploring human rights…
‘The mouthmark Book of Poetry’ is an anthology of the individual-author titles published under the mouthmark poetry pamphlet series, comprising the work of Nick Makoha, Inua Ellams, Jacob Sam-La Rose,…
Grace under Pressure by Spread the Word is a series of three events as part of the Kings Place Festival featuring contemporary poets. The anthology, Ten (published by Bloodaxe) is the…