A am tired of starting poems that I never finish so started thinking about collaborative poetry. I get a notion and rush to write some lines and very rarely revisit the poem so here's one that I'd like to see completed with help from the community. I've called it The Simple Things because I was thinking about a time long before money, the rat race and consumerism were invented. I came up with a few lines th ...

Before the grammar police pipe up, the title isn't misspelt. Well, not if seen as the play on words intended by spoken word poet Suli Breaks. Following the viral success of his poem Why I Hate School but Love Education, Suli Breaks has released a new jam. The poet give’s his definition of the American’t Dream as this: The American't Dream is a satire on the "rags to riches" notion of the American Dream. It ...

Karmelle performing 'Modern Day Slavery' at Dark Sea Scrolls- Word Power and Sound. A monthly night hosted by El Crisis.   ...

Shakespeare's great political thriller finds dark contemporary echoes in modern Africa, a fast-moving thriller about a struggle for democracy. The dictator must be assassinated.  But who will replace him? Julius Caesar is a story about two men united by an explosive act of political violence. With echoes of the recent overthrow of dictators during the ‘Arab Spring’, the production explores the implications ...

The official video for 'Got Body' by LD Henriquez. 'Got Body' is a poetic ode to body image and a stand against certain beauty industry ideals that dictate that 'beauty' is restricted/solely packaged within certain shapes, sizes and specifications. It is a celebration of a real beauty ideal, appreciates having substance beyond the just the physical and gives love to our natural beauty in all forms. ...

Following the huge success of its run at Hackney Empire, the Tina Turner bio-musical, Soul Sister, transfers to the West End this August before touring around the UK. Now that the show is becoming a touring production, additional cast members are needed. Auditions take place from 4 June in and around London. Soul Sister stars its heroine, the legendary Tina Turner, together with the tragi-comic anti-hero, h ...

George The Poet has written another great poem. The Olders highlights a subject close to my heart,  the influence that certain 'road men' have on young boys.  Having banged on about it for decades, I realise that maybe the message is better coming from a young person rather than a parent type. Watch the video filmed by Link Up TV and see what you think.   ...

Stop Search is a hard-hitting story about the impact of police Stop and Search powers; of the tense drama young people must play out in the public space. It's all over the news but how does it feel to be right in the thick of it? Two happy families are thrown together by celebration and disaster. Parents... black parents, white parents... want to see their children thrive, grow up and live the good life. To ...

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on thei ...

From Def Poetry - Julian Curry asks you to rethink the hateful word. What's the deal nigga Do you think you keeping it real nigga Do you know how I was killed nigga They murdered me with hot rods and steel nigga Now how do you think this makes me feel nigga ...