New poetry-film & new collaboration, featuring poetry by Salena Godden & art by Selina Rahman
It is an honour to see my poetry brought to the eye in this way with visual art. Selina Rahman is an incredible Graphic Designer and Mixed Media Artist. Check out more of Selina’s work here https://www.instagram.com/peoples.bitch/ and https://www.instagram.com/selina_rahman/
‘Our Anarchy’ is published in my latest poetry collection ‘With Love, Grief and Fury’ which was recently shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards and received a Special Commendation from The Poetry Book Society and was Highly Commended by the Forward Poetry Prize. Published by Canongate, With Love, Grief and Fury is out now in hardback, paperback and audiobook: https://buythebook.online/salena-godden
Hello my loves,
Now, suddenly it is April and I haven’t posted on here for a bit. It’s been a long winter hibernation, I’ve mostly been home, looking after family and things, writing and marinating ideas, working on new books and new projects.
I loved my first big gig of the year: Thank you to everyone that came to see us perform at the glorious Hackney Empire (pictured). It was a sold out show, packed to rafters, big turn out for Hollie McNish and the launch of her brilliant new collection ‘Virgin’. It was such a laugh performing alongside Hollie and also Michael Pedersen reading from his glorious ‘Muckle Flugga’. Loved sharing poems on that big stage with all that Spring Equinox energy. Thank you so much to Hollie for inviting me, Hackney Empire is a beautiful theatre and it was such a joy to see Hollie and Michael on such tip top form too.
Coming up at the end of this month, April 30th, I’m performing new poems at Multitudes Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, in collaboration with Out-Spoken and the London Sinfonietta . . . Tickets are on sale now, see you there.
APRIL 30th - QEH, SOUTHBANK CENTRE - SYMPOESIA
The London Sinfonietta and London’s premier live poetry night Out-Spoken come together for a raw, unflinching meditation on the state of the world.
Poets Jay Bernard, Salena Godden and Out-Spoken’s Anthony Anaxagorou and Joelle Taylor are joined by the contemporary chamber orchestra in a performance that weaves together poetry and music. Featuring a brand-new commission alongside notable modern works, this is an evening of urgent storytelling and virtuosic performance.
Tickets: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/sympoesia/
Ok, more soon my friends, thank you for stopping by and for following and subscribing, watching, listening, reading … here’s to more words and pictures and us all sharing art and music and poetry in a world without shadow. Xxsg
