INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ROSALIN BLUE
In 2023, Rosalin Blue was one of two poets representing Cork city in the annual Cork-Coventry Twin Cities Poetry Exchange. She is a bilingual poet, originally from Münster (Germany), who has featured at many events and in various publications. HCE caught up with Rosalin after her visit, to ask a few questions…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS KATHRYN O’DRISCOLL
Kathryn O’Driscoll is an award-winning poet, a mentor and editor, and the co-Founder of Bath’s spoken word event The Poetry Spa. She was the 2021 UK Poetry Slam Champion and a World Slam Finalist. Her debut collection ‘Cliff Notes’ was published by Verve in 2022. We caught up with Kathryn after her Fire&Dust gig, to ask a few questions…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ASHLEY EDGE
Ashley Edge is a non-binary, autistic, slam-winning and published poet from Staffordshire who co-hosts Prickly Pear poetry open mic and runs multiple writing workshops. After Ashley’s headline set at Fire&Dust, we caught up with them to ask a few questions…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS MARTIN FIGURA
Norwich-based poet Martin Figura has been shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and won multiple Saboteur Awards. At the height of the pandemic, he was co-host of Live from The Butchery and Poet-in-Residence for Salisbury District Hospital. His new collection is ‘The Remaining Men’ (Cinnamon Press, 2024). Martin headlined at Fire&Dust in May 2024 – HCE caught up with him after the gig, to ask a few questions…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS EMILIE LAUREN JONES
Emilie Lauren Jones was Coventry’s inaugural Poet Laureate. She has performed at venues across the UK and overseas, featured on national radio and television, and facilitates writing workshops for adults and young people. She recently published a book of children’s poetry – ‘A Poetic A-Z of Awesome Animals’. HCE caught up with Emilie after her Fire&Dust gig, to ask a few questions…
Gods and Monsters: Mermaids
In this ‘gods and monsters’ article, Eve takes on another mythological creature: the mermaid! Join her on a global tour of the olden day tales and modern day portrayals of these sea-dwelling beings…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS SKYLAR J WYNTER
Skylar J Wynter is an Australian author and poet living in the Perth Hills. She has performed in the National Slam Finals at the Sydney Opera House and has two published collections – ‘Pieces of Humanity’ and ‘SHINE’. We caught up with Skylar after she headlined at our virtual Fire&Dust poetry night, to ask a few questions…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS STEVE POTTINGER
Steve Pottinger is a poet, author, and workshop facilitator living in the Black Country. He is also one third of the Wolverhampton arts collective Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists. Steve’s seventh poetry collection ‘snapshots from the fall of home was published this year by Ignite Press’. He headlined at in February 2024 and HCE caught up with him after the gig, to ask a few questions…
Writers’ Advice: How To Stay Motivated
By Eve Volungeviciute and Emma Evans | So how do writers stay motivated to keep creating when the industry is so vicious? Read on, for effective tips from Emma and Eve to keep you motivated…
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS EDALIA DAY
Edalia Day is a transgender spoken word artist, animator and theatre maker based in Norwich. She’s worked with UK theatres and her creations have featured at various film festivals around the world. We caught up with Edalia after she headlined at our virtual Fire&Dust event, to ask a few questions…