All posts tagged poetry
Exclusive Interview with Irene Greene
Irene Greene is a Philadelphia born singer-songwriter who uses a vintage foundation of having been raised on greats such as Joni Mitchell, The Beatles and David Bowie, mixed with modern influences from indie, electronic […]
It Was The Artist, Not The Album: Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer prize is arguably one of the greatest honours a writer can possibly receive. During this year’s ceremony on Monday, something unbelievable happened – the music category award, usually […]
Queen Mary’s Visual Arts Collective
This winter, after a year-long hiatus, Queen Mary’s Visual Arts Collective reappeared with a call for visual art from students of all disciplines. The Visual Arts Collective was formed in […]
Writing: Paradise or Imprisonment?
Writing is a privilege that most people in the developed world obtain at a young age. This ability arms us with power and agency through expression. We derive this power […]
Basquiat Boom for Real
I hadn’t heard of Basquiat before this highly anticipated exhibition landed in the Barbican Art Gallery. In truth, it was because the photo of Basquiat with his Aaron helmet and […]
Poetry Across Borders
It’s a Monday night, and I’m sitting in a lecture theatre with people spilling from the stairs leading up to the seats. We are students across all years and disciplines, […]
The House Upon the Hill
Once upon a lonely hill, There stood a house with painted doors, A box beneath the window sill, A view across the moors. I made a promise once to […]
Clasina Maria Hoornik
I remember when the boatman found you Floating In the Schelde, And plucked you out as if you were A Clump Of damp black hair, Knotted around a shallow drain. […]
Final Stroke – A Found Poem
As anyone who has taken the Modernism module whilst studying English Literature at Queen Mary will know, a Found Poem is created by taking words, phrases and passages from other sources […]