Tom Deveson interviews Vona Groarke at Poet in the City’s Seamus Heaney – Blackbird event
Poet in the City · Interview with Glenn Patterson at Poet in the City’s Seamus Heaney – Blackbird event Glenn Patterson is a Belfast born writer. He has made documentaries for the BBC and has published his collected journalistic writings as Lapsed Protestant (2006). He has written plays for Radio 3 and Radio 4, and…
A tribute to all women murdered by violent men, Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný presents Drápa, a story of modern-day Nordic crime reimagined through Old Viking Skaldic verse, musically accompanied by members of ALDAorchestra. On a frozen January day in Reykjavik, 1988, 26-year-old Gréta Birgisdóttir was strangled to death by her husband Bragi Ólafsson. Ten years on,…
Poet in the City · Interview with Dr. Daniel Swift at Poet in the City’s Ezra Pound – Making It New event Dr Daniel Swift is a Senior Lecturer in English. He has a BA from Oxford University and a PhD from Columbia University in New York. He has written books about Ezra Pound, William Shakespeare,…
Poet in the City · Interview with Helen Carr at Poet in the City’s Ezra Pound – Making It New event Helen Carr is a Professor of English at Goldsmiths University. Her research is largely focused on American literature, particularly American poetry, women’s writing, feminist and postcolonial theory, and the relation between literature and anthropology. Helen is…
Poet in the City · Interview with Sadiqa Juma, Saffana Monajed and Najwa Umran at Celebrating the Islamic World Saffana Monajed is a mathematician and creative. Alongside working on multicultural marketing as a 9-5, Monajed co-founded Project Ribcage, a series of interviews with muslim women proffessionals to elevate the self image of muslim women in…
Poet in the City · Interview with Rakaya Esime Fetuga at Celebrating the Islamic World Rakaya Esime Fetuga is a Muslim writer from London of dual West African heritage. Her work joins conversations on women, faith and identity. Rakaya won the Spread the Word Poetry Competition in 2017, was shortlisted for the Out-spoken Poetry Prize…
Poet in the City · Interview with Asma Elbadawi at Celebrating the Islamic World Asma Elbadawi is a spoken word poet and Visual Artist born in Sudan and raised in England. Asma’s dual cultural heritage deeply influences her creativity, paired with a focus on international development and female empowerment. Asma is the Words First Leeds Finalist….