Category Archives: Politics

“The Castle” (For Occupy LSX): poem by Musa Okwonga

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Charlotte Morgan Nwokenna

I used to work in the castle; I thought I was in it for the long and hard haul, But it turns out I was only a visitor. I used to be a solicitor, Three-piece-suited, Eton, Oxford – After two … Continue reading →

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Poejazzi Presents: The King’s Will Plus Support, Dec 13 at C.A.M.P

Posted on October 28, 2011 by idehen

We can think of no better way to end the Year Of The Poet (Verse 2) than a performance of possibly the most ambitious spoken word/electronica album of recent years. Ladies and Gentlemen; it’s the début gig of The King’s Will’s As The … Continue reading →

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MEGATON NO 3: MUSA OKWONGA HOSTS POEJAZZI’S 5TH

Posted on October 5, 2011 by idehen

Our third and final Megaton Announcement: Musa Okwonga -member of acclaimed poetry group A Poem Inbetween People, Author of critically lauded football books A Cultured Left Foot and Will You Manage, one half of electro outfit The King’s Will, face … Continue reading →

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Poejazzi: This sunday at Volupte lounge. Come Down!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by idehen

Hi all, by now you know the drill…the line-up is fantastic, consisting of Nii Aykwei Parkes, Commonwealth Prize-nominated writer and poet; and Paul Cree and Sean Mahoney, two poets from the free-flowing, fast-rising poetry collective The Rubix Collective.  There’ll also be a solo flute … Continue reading →

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Japan, Libya, and counting blessings with Jodi Ann Bickley

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Charlotte Morgan Nwokenna

Anyone who’s been keeping an eye on Japan or Libya knows that the world can still surprise us in its cruelty. It’s a mark of the most talented of poets that they can find the words to draw hope from … Continue reading →

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Stephen Murphy & W.B. Yeats vs. The Irish Credit Crunch

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Charlotte Morgan Nwokenna

It’s probably no more than a coincidence – probably – but two of the best pieces of social commentary that I have seen in the last couple of years have been written by Irish poets. First there was Anna Warrington’s … Continue reading →

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Political Poetry: Anna Warrington, “Reasons for Leaving”

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Charlotte Morgan Nwokenna

With the Arab revolution now moving onto Libya, its seeds having been sown in Tunisia with the death of Mohammed Bouazizi, the world’s media is again alive to the power of public protest. The role of poets in this uniquely … Continue reading →

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