In 100 words today I'm talking of a distraction from the creative process - back biting. Cultivating a fellow poet as an enemy is like finding an angry Marshmallow in the bag. You really have to do Read more [...]
This is Amanda Epe and we are discussing the event which has just finished. In contrast to the previous blog I'm at Black book swap in Brixton, an afternoon of literary discussion and debate. In Read more [...]
Minutes after this photograph was taken in the small park at the centre of leafy De Beauvoir (East London) a man lolloped by on that pathway shouting “Black monkey” repeatedly. I was the only Read more [...]
The title of this blog post should be said in a Belfast accent for full effect. This blog post is about some highlights in my week. It's an indulgence under the guise of keeping it for memory. It’s Read more [...]
Artist Cornelia Parker Sound recordist Chris Watson and myself are 2014 fellows for Foundling Museum's 10th Anniversary Year. Past fellows include Grayson Perry and Jeremy Deller. The anniversary Read more [...]
I've been asked to explain my morning tweets. For a few years each day between sunrise and 10am GMT I attempt to describe the morning and how I feel. It's best summarized in a Three MInute Epiphany Read more [...]
In March Parklife festival tickets sold out. There’s 600 performers and 200 acts. This weekend an audience of 140.000 are partying at the largest municipal park in Europe. With stage and Read more [...]
Play video above while reading. Here are some reasons from the past ten days with the most heartfelt at the end. Ten days ago I made a request on facebook in search of an artist. I found Read more [...]
Just before sleeping at 12.05am Monday I receive a text from a Leeto Thale “There’s a South Africa themed week of shows at The Royal Court”. After sleep later this same Monday morning Read more [...]
Last night the Manchester Evening News headline proclaimed “World Premier of Lemn Sissay’s A Child Like You at RNCM”. But it’s simply not true. Here’s the deal. The title “A child Like Read more [...]