Woolwich Speaks – Photos

Film maker Joe Watkins, artist R.M. Sánchez-Camus and poet Rasheeda Page-Muir

Artist R.M. Sánchez-Camus








Charlotte Cole interviews Rasheeda Page-Muir at Poet in the City’s Still I Rise – Hip Hop Feminism, part of Poet in the City’s Poetry and Lyrics Festival
Part of “A drop of hope”, a collection of poetry inspired by the words of those who have been vaccinated at the Francis Crick Institute, the reflections of vaccination volunteers, and the experiences of local communities
A new digital series of events, putting poets in conversation with activists and academics to unpick the words heard across the news and social media.
Dunida afarteeda cidhifDhowaan cudurkii ku fidayMuxuu cidhib xumo ka tegay Muxuu cabsi baday arladaMaxaa laga caagay nabadCidhiidhi maxaa la galay Masiibadu waa cibreeDadkoo qabay caafimaadCibaaro kolkay dul timiMuxuu samihii car jabay Cirroole awood darraaKolkii caabuqani ku dhacayMuxuu cabbudhkii xarbiyay! Maxaa cisi ruux lahaaCalaamadihii jirradaKolkii laga helay ciyoonMaxaa la cidleeyay keli! Caa’ilo aan wada jeclaynMarkuu cudurkani…
It’s like I’m back in the flat again – its walls, sun-licked and sand-swept the smell of baby powder and wet wipes. Mum asks us to wash our hands and shed the outside before we crossthe threshold of her bedroom to hold my baby sister. Dayspour into nights, the din of trafficand azaan is all I know of…
I didn’t expect to be nervous. In the morning, light shone through the coloured glass.I was nervous, but happy. After losing auntie, after losing my best friend, I said please don’t point your temperature gun at my head. We watched the news. We worked 84 hours a week and only received a rainbow badge. He lost his work overnight. Never ending screen time. I’ve not danced with anyone in a year. My daughter was born. I got to…