Santiago Acosta is a scholar and poet working at the intersections of literature, visual culture, and political ecology. His poetry collection El próximo desierto won the III José Emilio Pacheco Literature Prize “Ciudad y Naturaleza,” awarded by the Guadalajara International…
Category: Interview
“For me, despair is just as activating as hope”: an interview with Moya De Feyter
Moya De Feyter writes poetry, theatre scripts and prose. Her debut collection Tot iemand eindelijk (Until someone finally) was nominated for the Poëziedebuutprijs aan Zee and received an honourable mention from the jury of the C. Buddingh Prize. Her second book Massastrandingen (Mass strandings)…
“I Feel Like Ariadne”: an Interview with Willesden Junction Poet Elizabeth Uter
Elizabeth Uter is an actress, prize-winning poet, and, like me, a member of the Willesden Junction Poets in Residence – a collective formed by Rose Rouse to explore Willesden Junction Station through words and art. With the support of Brent…
“Following the love and not the fear”: an interview with Siren Poet Liv Torc
Since 2001 the Cape Farewell project has worked across the UK with artists from all disciplines to create art that responds to and informs the fight against the climate crisis. As the coronavirus pandemic hit Britain, Cape Farewell launched the…
“I’m no purist”: An Interview with Ian Humphreys
When I first read Ian Humphreys’ debut collection, Zebra (Nine Arches Press, 2019), I was taken aback. Here was a sparkling, new voice. A British poet of colour writing about the complexities of identity with striking honesty. His words resonated…
“Community and Ecology” – An Interview with the Crested Tit Collective
Who are the Tits? They are Cat Chong, Laura Hellon, E.P Jenkins, Briony Hughes, Martina Krajňáková, Chloë Proctor, Tanicia Pratt, Tese Uhomoibhi, Sophie Shepherd, and Ariana Benson. They describe themselves as an international community of poets working and performing across…
“The Natural World as a Core of Poetics”: An Interview with Marvin Thompson
Thompson recently gained attention when his amazing sestina “Triptych”, commenting on the installing of a plaque commemorating slave trader Thomas Phillips, was published by The Outposted Project (the plaque was shortly after torn down). Spanning generations of trauma across tightly woven stanzas, “Triptych” epitomises much of the skill Thompson shows in his debut collection Road Trip in his ability to thread his personal experiences of racism across the band of Britain’s post-war colonial legacy.