I’m delighted to be featured in the Jamaican Observer ‘Bookeneds’ writer interview series, and thanks to Jaqueline Bishop for asking such stimulating questions.

…is a new poetry podcast with a drum n bass soundtrack – featuring Arji Manuelpillai interviewing poets about poems they love. I chose Marie Howe’s ‘What The Living Do’ for this episode, and enjoyed talking about the spiritual and secular, both in life and poetry!

I’m totally delighted to be featured in Jennifer Wong’s nuanced, complex study of the writings of British poets of Chinese heritage, along with Sarah Howe. Featured in English: Journal of the English Association, 2020, vol. 0 no. 0, pp. 1–25. Thank you Jenny!

I’m delighted to be on the cover of this Autumn’s Poetry London. There is some fantastic work in this issue, including poems from sam sax and Zimbabwean poet Togara Muzanenhamo, a long poem by St Lucian–Canadian poet Canisia Lubrin, and new work by Inua Ellams, Fiona Moore, Susannah Dickey, Mark Waldron, Declan Ryan, Gboyega Odubanjo […]

Happy to be included in this review of books about the Mixed Race experience – fiction and non fiction – thanks Bad Form Review.

I’m really looking forward to reading (via Zoom!) at the Poetry London launch with Romalyn Ante, Layla Benitez-James, Canisia Lubrin, Togara Muzanenhamo, and Sam Sax. TIme to try out a few sonnets from the new book…

Dash Arts have just realeased this podcastof myself, Zerritha Brown and two Turkish artists, Imran Ayata and Bulent Kullukcu, discussing/comparing the Windrush experience and that of ‘Gastarbeiter’ (German-Turkish migrant community). Listen out for the Gastarbeiter music, song lamenting the migrant experience n Germany, and Zerritha Brown talking about the lineage of reggae music from Jamaica […]

I enjoyed writing about James Berry and Windrush for the Young Poet’s Network. It made me think about what young people might or might not know about the British Empire and its legacy – and how James’ work is as relevant today as it ever was.

I don’t expect I’ll ever own a Ferrari, so the closest thing is a poem in Ferrari magazine. Possibly the strangest commission I’‘ve ever had. But I love Italy, and loved writing a homage. Thanks to all those who suggested Italian poems and poets, and friends from Scuola Holden, mentioned/pictured here… (cringey interview warning!)

I’m so pleased to be writing for this collaboration with the composer Sarah Angliss, a new work for voice, string quartet and live electronics. Through music and words, we’ll be exploring the UK’s deep connection with wind and tide – elemental forces that make up the UK’s defiantly porous border.  We’ll excavate partial archives, half-memories, […]