Joshua Idehen – Began in Fabric (Between The Storeys)
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Joshua Idehen – Began in Fabric (Between The Storeys)

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVdXVGKx2Us Part of the Between the Storeys project: a poetry film series exploring regeneration in central London with voices from the local communies. CREDITS Producers: Jasmine White, Victoria Bastable; Director: Charlotte Ginsborg; Director of Photography: Tania Freimuth; Camera Assistant: Henry Worsley; Sound Recordist: Louis Innis; Production Assistant: Lara Costello; Runners: Rakaya Fetuga, Ariel…

Murray Lachlan Young – Community of Souls (Between The Storeys)

Murray Lachlan Young – Community of Souls (Between The Storeys)

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj94LbdaO6Q Part of the Between the Storeys project: a poetry film series exploring regeneration in central London with voices from the local communies. CREDITS Producers: Jasmine White, Victoria Bastable; Director: Charlotte Ginsborg; Camera Assistant: Henry Worsley; Sound Recordist: Louis Innis; Production Assistant: Lara Costello; Runners: Rakaya Fetuga, Ariel Silverman; Editor: Charlotte Ginsborg ABOUT…

Imtiaz Dharker – Underlines/Overheard (Between The Storeys)
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Imtiaz Dharker – Underlines/Overheard (Between The Storeys)

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UH_GLTplk Part of the Between the Storeys project: a poetry film series exploring regeneration in central London with voices from the local communies. FEATURING Imtiaz Dharker, Poet; Roxanne Black, Medieval Character; Catherine Moloney, Customer Service Supervisor, Farringdon and Barbican Stations; Don Walker, Senior Human Osteologist, MOLA (Museum of London Archeology); Andy Scholes, Site…

Sam Sax – Lisa Luxx
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Sam Sax – Lisa Luxx

Poet in the City · Interview with Lisa Luxx at Poet in the City’s Sam Sax event Lisa Luxx is a writer, performer, essayist and activist of British Syrian heritage. Winner of the 2018 Outspoken Prize for Performance Poetry and a regular feature at major literary events across the UK and Lebanon. She’s also the author…

Sam Sax – Dr Devorah Baum
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Sam Sax – Dr Devorah Baum

Poet in the City · Interviews with Dr. Devorah Baum at Poet in the City’s Sam Sax event Dr Devorah Baum is Associate Professor in English Literature and Critical Theory at the University of Southampton. She is the author of two books, Feeling Jewish (Yale University Press) and The Jewish Joke (Profile), and co-director of the creative documentary feature film, The New…

Ezra Pound: Making It New – Dr Daniel Swift
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Ezra Pound: Making It New – Dr Daniel Swift

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,…

Ezra Pound: Making It New – Will Harris
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Ezra Pound: Making It New – Will Harris

Poet in the City · Interview with Will Harris at Poet in the City’s Ezra Pound – Making It New event Will Harris is the author of Mixed-Race Superman (2018) – an essay examining resilience and self-creation, as well as a chapbook, All This is Implied, winner of the LRB Bookshop Poetry Pick for best pamphlet. A selection…

Ezra Pound: Making It New – Helen Carr
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Ezra Pound: Making It New – Helen Carr

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…

Celebrating the Islamic World – Sadiqa Juma, Saffana Monajed and Najwa Umran
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Celebrating the Islamic World – Sadiqa Juma, Saffana Monajed and Najwa Umran

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…

Celebrating The Islamic World – Rakaya Esime Fetuga
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Celebrating The Islamic World – Rakaya Esime Fetuga

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…

Celebrating the Islamic World – Asma Elbadawi
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Celebrating the Islamic World – Asma Elbadawi

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….