Ali and Joanne discuss the future of Purcell Press, and explain the origin of comedy podcast, Lizzie Snoopes . Listen out for our mystery guest,  - meeeowwww!

Shmavon Azatyan Ali and Shaz discuss the novella. In 'National Gallery' , which is set in post-communist Armenia, we see that freedom in art is not all it's cracked up…

Alice's existential angst

The Indian whales surface at the National Poetry library, London! Yogesh Patel with Mona Dash, Dr Bashabi Fraser, Rishi Dastidar and Dr Debjani Chatterjee Poetry and the literary establishment in…

  I once read a cheaply produced paperback called ‘The Mark Of The Beast‘, the mark being microchipped humans.  Someone slipped it into my hand at Hammersmith Tube Station.  It…

A poem inspired by Theresa May's 2017 comment to a nurse who hadn't received a pay rise for 7 years. 'There is no magic money tree'.

A man on the brink of unemployment listens to a voice that tells him what to do next.

I witnessed a vigil in Teddington on Good Friday, and out of nowhere, a white dove appeared.

A poem about ... what happens when ... aeroplanes get lost in mid-air

  Edwin was sitting on the edge of Bronwyn’s desk, explaining bell bottoms.  ‘You see Bronwyn, bell bottoms were a radical identity label. They were associated with ‘the workers’ or…

Lakshmi This divine lady is associated with wealth, health, and happiness, she is the Empress of Indio mythology and beloved for her propensity to bring forth a bumper crop. Lakshmi…

a drum diva goes ballistic at the sight of an amateur taking her place on stage