by The Repeat Beat Poet | Jun 1, 2022 | News
At its height, the British empire was the largest in history, and for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913 the British Empire controlled 412 million people, 23% of the world’s population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35 million...
by The Repeat Beat Poet | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured, News, Poetry
Rallying Cry they ask me where i am from / and i do not know how to answer / because how do i tell them the story of my truths / when the all the sentences attached to them / have been conveniently buried / before they could reach the mouths of...
by Kate Birch | May 21, 2022 | News
Poem for Grant my body is no place to be stuck in (Grant Tarbard: A Rosary of Ghosts) Each time you went away, you brought back news – how it was to look down at yourself – perfect accounts of the soul’s own grief. When you left for the last time your body was...
by Kate Birch | May 9, 2022 | News, Picks of the Month
The poem is so inspiring and makes me feel empowered As another voter put it: ‘This poem takes you by surprise…’ The title points you in one direction and then you follow it through to a completely different destination. It is for this reason, then,...
by Helen Ivory | May 6, 2022 | News
Please join us on zoom for live readings from Dzifa Benson, Hannah Jane Walker and the new IS&T editing intern The Repeat Beat Poet. This is part of our monthly award-winning ‘Live from the Butchery’ series, hosted by Helen Ivory and Martin Figura from their...
by Kate Birch | May 1, 2022 | News
A Step-By-Step Guide To Saving The British Dream First, remove all chocolate, leaving only a legally approved Dream bar. Separate the blood and sweat of children from the wealth generated by those satanic mills Look past industrialised...