PLENTY – BRIAN HILL
The cups you fill for pleasure / Drain the heavens in one dry heave / Until the pale granite sky / Shines its broken stars back […]
THE FUTURE OF RECYCLING – SAM SMITH
Let us start with a short story, a parable, if you will. Deborah goes to take out her recycling one fateful day, only to discover […]
REVIEW: JONATHAN KINSMAN’S ‘WITNESS’
Reviewed by Stella Backhouse | ‘Witness’, Jonathan Kinsman’s stripped-down pamphlet of just fourteen poems, is a work profoundly indebted to […]
Arts Within Reach: A List of Virtual Tours
International travel is still just a tiny bit out of reach, as we need to ensure the world is safe enough before we can embark on our explorations. While we’re all waiting, here is a quick list of art museums around the world that offer virtual tours of their expositions. […]
LISTING: VIRTUAL ARTS EVENTS (JULY 2020)
LISTING: ARTS EVENTS MOVED ONLINE (JULY 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic has not yet gone away, and so continues the challenges of making sure arts events go ahead. Social distancing needs to continue to keep infection rates as low as possible. Galleries, cinemas...
LISTING: VIRTUAL LITERARY EVENTS (JULY 2020)
The HCE team have created another list of some literary open mics, events and workshops, to help you plan for the weeks ahead. Let’s stay safe and STILL enjoy our favourite gigs!
INTERVIEW: TOM MCCOLL AT FIRE & DUST
Tom McColl’s second collection Grenade Genie was recently published by Fly on the Wall Press in April 2020. He also writes short stories and flash fiction. On 4th June 2020, Tom was the special guest poet at Fire & Dust, our monthly open mic event.
REVIEW: BOBBY PARKER’S ‘WORKING CLASS VOODOO’
Reviewed by Stella Backhouse | At the heart of Bobby Parker’s Working Class Voodoo is the affecting story of a sensitive man who, in large part because of abuses perpetrated by others against his body and against his will […]
LISTING: EVENTS MOVED ONLINE (JUNE 2020)
Open mics. Slams. Gigs. Festivals. Workshops. HCE magazine team have created another list of some literary/arts events, to help you plan for the weeks ahead. Let’s stay safe and STILL enjoy our favourite gigs […]
Frankenstein: the Many Faces of a Classic Gothic Horror
By Eve Volungeviciute Whether or not you’re a fan of the horror genre, you’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the story of Frankenstein – a man wishing to play God by bringing the dead back to life with […]