Moonwhile – Keisha Thompson
Jay Hepburn interviews Keisha Thompson at Moonwhile, an event held at Poet in the City’s Poetry and Lyrics Festival 2019
Jay Hepburn interviews Keisha Thompson at Moonwhile, an event held at Poet in the City’s Poetry and Lyrics Festival 2019
deconstructingempire-219-_lintonwesleystephens.mp3 Linton Wesley Stephens was born in Chester and grew up on the Wirral. He began playing the Bassoon at the age of 16. He is the sub-principal bassoon with Chineke! Orchestra with whom he has performed at the proms and Wigmore hall. He also enjoys varied freelance career. Recent appearances include BBC Philharmonic, Hallé…
Poet in the City · Interview with Erica Wagner at Poet in the City’s Sylvia Plath – Life Between the Lines event Born in New York, Erica moved to London in the 80’s to live and study. She is a former Literary Editor at The Times and her first book was a collection of short stories,…
Erica Gillingham interviews Otis Mensah and producer Billy Manning at Speak Your Truth, an event curated by Poet in the City’s Producers Scheme at Poet in the City’s 2018 Poetry and Lyrics Festival
deconstructingempire-219-_sonadatta.mp3 Dr Sona Datta is a curator, writer, and broadcaster of South Asian art from Medieval to Modern. She is a 2019/20 Clore Leadership Fellow. This interview was conducted on 6th December 2019 at St Paul’s Cathedral by Ed Walker at Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy? as part of the Poet in the City Producers programme.
Hillview Poetic Histories is an innovative collaboration between residents of Hillview Estate and Poet in the City uncovering Hillview’s story as a self-run housing collective that survived in the face of austerity and eviction notices, influencing short life and cooperative housing movements in the UK since the 1970s.
Poet in the City · Interview with Sukina Pilgrim at Poet in the City’s Rumi – The Universe in Motion event Sukina Pilgrim is a Spoken-Word and Hip-Hop artist, Workshop Facilitator and Event Organiser. She makes up one half of the Muslim female Hip Hop duo, Poetic Pilgrimage and has performed across the UK, Europe,…