March 2022 Round-up: Virtual Literary Events

March 2022 Round-up: Virtual Literary Events

March 2022 Round-up: Virtual Literary Events     Move over, Feb – it’s March now! In the UK, the Omicron variant is around but life has taken a few more steps back into normality. However, plenty of people remain understandably cautious about venturing...
REVIEW: ‘THE DERELICTION’

REVIEW: ‘THE DERELICTION’

REVIEW: ‘THE DERELICTION’ (LIZ BERRY & TOM HICKS)     Reviewed by Stella Backhouse     “Maybe you’re the same as me/We see things they’ll never see/You and I are gonna live forever…” Half-watching a documentary about 1990s guitar...
African Mythology: Gods and Monsters

African Mythology: Gods and Monsters

African Mythology: Gods and Monsters   By Eve Volungeviciute   We are almost done with our virtual trip around the world! This time, we are heading to a warmer climate to take a look at African mythology; their folklore, creation myths and deities, as well...
REVIEW: RAYMOND ANTROBUS’S  ‘THE PERSEVERANCE’

REVIEW: RAYMOND ANTROBUS’S ‘THE PERSEVERANCE’

REVIEW: RAYMOND ANTROBUS’S ‘THE PERSEVERANCE’     Reviewed by Stella Backhouse   The Perseverance, Raymond Antrobus’s debut full collection from 2018, is enveloped by poems that take us back to a time before anyone knew he was Deaf. Both poems recall his earliest...
FEBRUARY 2022 ROUND-UP: VIRTUAL LITERARY EVENTS

FEBRUARY 2022 ROUND-UP: VIRTUAL LITERARY EVENTS

    Here comes February! In the UK, the Omicron variant is around but life has taken a few more steps back into normality. However, plenty of people remain understandably cautious about venturing out to attend gigs, especially those who are vulnerable. If...