8 Posts

Issue#9

Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

Bad Penny

A new, fierce, offering from Ameer Azad, our Poet-In-Residence. Brace before clicking.
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Interviews ⸱ Graham Thomas

Interview: Dilek Yorulmaz, actor, photographer

Actor of stage and screen. Photographer. Mystic creator. Dilek Yorulmaz reaches deep within to bring us some wisdom on creating the connection, being present and finding balance.
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Poetry ⸱ Graham Thomas

The Quietist

Read, or listen, to a new poem taken from Graham's upcoming collection 'Acts As Bold As Love'
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Rayon Johnson

"I felt very disoriented when I moved to London in 2024 and didn’t know anyone. I found Write B4 the Mic in Brixton run by Starlight (a previous WSR poet). The first workshop I attended was on the theme of love. Rayon was co-hosting. I was really
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Poetry ⸱ Ameer Azad

The Dead Stay Smiling

The first submission from the uncompromising, dark troubadour Ameer Azad, our Poet-In-Residence. Brace before clicking.
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Fiona Broadhurst

"I went to my first poetry night in early 2024 after returning to the UK permanently for the first time in over 20 years. I had been writing feverishly and the lovely souls in my Recovery Dharma group had been encouraging me to go out and speak. I had
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Articles ⸱ Tim Hanson

Album review: Chas Leman – Wish The Clock Would Go Back

South London DIY poet and songwriter Chas Leman has followed up a string of impressive singles with a standout debut album that ties together the varied elements of his sound with a pop sensibility and a unique lyrical voice.
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Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Jean Akintoye

"Jean is a maker of magic. You can feel it moving around him as he enters a room. An aura of wonderful otherness as if he wears a cloak of creativity. Ready at any moment to whisk it into action and spring into sorcery! That’s how his poems
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Poetry

Original poetry from TheNeverPress - new work and also extracts and full pieces from old collections.

Write Speak Recover ⸱ Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Rick McLean

At first look and listen Rick and his brand of performance poetry might seem a bit ballsy and belligerent. Righteous, chip paper written rants on the state of society. Scratch the surface though and you'll find a sensitive sage, a watcher, a man who sees through the surfaces
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