Cork-Coventry Poetry Exchange 2026: Part Two
Hello. It's that time again! The annual Coventry-Cork poetry exchange is now in its eighteenth year. Next month, for the second leg of the 2026 exchange, two talented poets – Seamus Harrington and Brendan Duffin – will visit Coventry (UK) as representatives of...
Cork-Coventry Poetry Exchange 2026: Part One
It’s that time again! The eighteenth annual Cork-Coventry poetry exchange, and two rising stars of the poetry and spoken word scene in Coventry (UK) – Dangermouse# and Maxi Di Poet – have been selected to represent their city for 20256, and will be travelling overseas to Cork (Ireland) next month…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS RYAN DRE SINCLAIR
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS RYAN DRE SINCLAIR Ryan Dre Sinclair is a spoken word poet, producer, self-published author and playwright from Birmingham (UK). He has been commissioned by and collaborated with organisations such as Apples and Snakes, We Don't...
Cork-Coventry Poetry Exchange 2025
It’s that time again! The seventeenth annual Cork-Coventry poetry exchange. Two rising stars of the poetry and spoken word scene in Cork (Ireland) – Bernadette Gallagher and Phil Spillane – have been selected to represent their city for 2025, and will be travelling to Coventry (UK) next month…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS LINETTE RABSATT
Linette Rabsatt is a Virgin Islands poet who was nominated for a National Spoken Words Award for Best International Artist in 2024 and also won the 2024 Read Yuh Ting TOO Virtual Caribbean Poetry Contest. In March 2025, she headlined at our virtual Fire&Dust poetry night. HCE caught up with her after the gig, to ask a few questions…
REVIEW: ROMALYN ANTE’S ‘AGIMAT’
REVIEW: ROMALYN ANTE’S ‘AGIMAT’ By Stella Backhouse What does it sound like, the sound of a train that's gone? Back in pre-digital days, larger railway stations often featured split-flap departure boards whose flaps, as they rapidly slapped against each other...
GODS AND MONSTERS: THE GOBLIN
By Eve Volungeviciute | In this ‘gods and monsters’ article, Eve takes on a mythical creature that’s frequently seen in Fantasy fiction, yet rarely gets time in the spotlight: goblins! Join her for an international tour of goblin history, lore and modern day portrayals…
REVIEW: CAROLINE BIRD’S ‘AMBUSH AT STILL LAKE’
By Stella Backhouse | “Ambush at Still Lake is written from the point of view of someone still young enough to view ageing with alarm. No one my age could have written it because for us, it’s already happened. Nonetheless, this is a poignant and self-parodying collection that captures a key moment in any life and asks […]”
GODS AND MONSTERS: THE GHOST
By Eve Volungeviciute | In this ‘gods and monsters’ article, Eve takes on one of the best-known mythological entities: ghosts! Join her on a haunting international tour of ghostly history, lore and modern day portrayals…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS CHARLOTTE FAULCONBRIDGE
Prize-winning poet Charlotte Faulconbridge is also a published author, musician and TEDx performer. ‘The Warring Twenties’ (Jawbone, November 2024) is her debut poetry collection themed around mental health and her book ‘Too High to Function’ tells the story of her life on the autistic spectrum. HCE caught up with Charlotte after she headlined at our Fire&Dust event, to ask a few questions…