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Anti-Austerity Movement We Shall Overcome Brings Music and Poetry to Notts
Mon 02 Oct 2017Musicians and poets are joining forces this week for a long weekend of charity gigs in and around Nottingham. Under the national banner of the anti-austerity movement, We Shall Overcome, they’re bringing you a stellar weekend of local talent. In return, they’re asking you to dig deep and donate to help vital support services stay afloat…
Sound of the Lion #63
Sat 30 Sept 2017With Grey Hairs, Giant Head, The Idolins, Less Than Nothing, New Apostles, Foule, Eyre Llew, Cathode Ray Eyes and Amber Run...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Let’s Censor like Lions and Tigers and Bears.
Sun 10 Sept 2017Oh my! Our man in Beijing is back with an unconventional approach for Nottingham's 2023 City of Culture bid. The real question is, how deep is your love?
Sound of the Lion #62
Sat 02 Sept 2017With Berserk, Vandal Savage, Taco Hell, Luke Peter Foster, Congi, The Madeline Rust, Sunset Nebula, Isaac and Childhood...
6 Creative Writing Pieces You Need To Read Today
Thu 10 Aug 2017Over the past few months, Nottingham Trent University have been working in association with Broadway Cinema, Writing East Midlands and Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature to host talks and critical-creative writing workshops that explore contemporary issues: from race and sexuality, to discovering life on Mars. The event series was called Re:Vision, and attendees have been crafting loads of work over the duration, so here’s a selection of the goods for you to sample…
Sound of the Lion #61
Sat 05 Aug 2017With Juga-Naut & Michall Parknsun, David J Newton, Jimi Mack, Yazmin Lacey, Huw Costin, Charlie Ulyatt, Wolfclub, Verbal Warning and Little Barrie...
Jackie Kay at Inspire Poetry Festival 2017
Tue 18 Jul 2017Scotland's Poet Laureate Jackie Kay celebrates family and friendship with a reading from the heart at Southwell Library...
Hollie McNish at Inspire Poetry Festival 2017
Sat 15 Jul 2017Swearing and drinking in the library with Hollie McNish
Sound of the Lion #60
Mon 10 Jul 2017With Bloody Head, Brad Dear, Russian Linesman, Issaka, Dystopian Future Movies, Hashtagobi, Joseph Knight, flöat and Stacey McMullen...
Aurora Poetry and Short Fiction Open Competition 2017 Prize Awards
Thu 29 Jun 2017National Writing Day fell on the longest and muggiest day of the year, but thankfully the Pimms flowed freely at Bromley House Library in Nottingham on Wednesday 21 June for the second Aurora Poetry and Fiction Prize Awards...
The Particle Beast book launch at the Nottingham Writer’s Studio
Thu 29 Jun 2017Nottingham based author, Ian Douglas, explores life on Mars in the third instalment of his teen sci-fi adventure. We headed down to the book launch at NWS, where Douglas spoke about what’s in store for Zeke Hailey in this gripping nigh-apocalyptic tale…
Neil Fulwood talks about the making of his debut poetry collection, No Avoiding It
Mon 26 Jun 2017“The poems are entirely personal expressions. There’s nothing owed, no debt to anybody else’s artistic legacy”
Sound of the Lion #59
Fri 02 Jun 2017With Arc Nade, Endless Grinning Skulls, Cameron Sinclair Harris, Minatore, Daudi Matsiko, Widows, Sawyer, Tom McCartney and London Grammar...
England Lions V South Africa A at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
Thu 01 Jun 2017The sun was out and the entry was free, so we sent Gav along to check out the England nearly men as they took on their South African counterparts in the cricket at Trent Bridge…
Sound of the Lion #58
Sat 20 May 2017With Alice Short, Brooders, Jum, Ben McElroy, Fonzse, Crimson General, Alec Bowman, Gallery 47 and Punish The Atom...
7 Write Lion Poetry Performances at Rough Trade
Thu 11 May 2017We miss Nottingham Poetry Festival. Very much. We whacked on a night made up of some of the poets featured on our printed pages over the past year or so, and our mate David Belbin made a few videos of the boggers. Enjoy!
Quiet Riot Collected Anthology Launch at Nottingham Poetry Festival in Photos
Thu 11 May 2017We got down to the launch of Quiet Riot Collected; the anthology of poetry created by a collective who communicate non-verbally, headed by Nottingham's Maresa MacKeith. To find out more about the collective, read our interview with Maresa...
Write Your Own Videogame with Hello Words at the NVA
Tue 09 May 2017Writing for computer games is more than just up, down, left, right, jump. There are multiple worlds and narratives to consider, as well as which media platform to use. Fortunately, Nottingham’s very own videogame writer, Lynda Clark, has helped form a writing group – Hello Words – at The NVA, to offer a bit of support for those who don’t know their Twine from their Inkle…
Mental Health Issues Can Affect Anyone
Sun 07 May 2017Simon is 37, and works as a Healthcare Professional and a Musician. He also has lived experience of an eating disorder, self harm, depression and anxiety. We caught up with him in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about his own experience with mental health, in the hopes that it will encourage others to open up themselves.
Poets Phlexx Their Muscles at Suede
Thu 04 May 2017Phlexx Records put on a hell of a show down at Suede Bar last week: 24 Poets, four heats, one final. With some seriously sick prizes up for grabs.
An Ode to the Nottingham Poetry Festival
Wed 03 May 2017Bringing poetry to the masses, one week at a time...
Music, Madness and Poetry Party-Animals at Mudfest
Tue 02 May 2017Notts-based publishers Mud Press launched their latest poetry anthology Woman last week. We rolled up our sleeves and dived into Cobden Chambers for the launch party.
High Stakes and Sportswear at Poetercize! the Poetry Game Show
Mon 24 Apr 2017Scores were settled and mischief was made at Rough Trade this Saint George's Day, but which of our contestants won the championship title in this zany gameshow? We sent LP Mills to the hottest sporting event in Nottingham to find out.
Miner David Amos and Linguist Natalie Braber on Poetry in Pit Talk
Mon 24 Apr 2017If you don’t know your ‘elephant’s tab’ from your ‘Monday hammer’, fear not. Seventh generation miner David Amos and linguist Natalie Braber have all the gobbings you need to understand Pit Talk...
Big White Shed's Poetry Publisher Anne Holloway Answers Questions in Photos
Sun 23 Apr 2017Founder of the Big White Shed, a meeting place for creatives to seek advice and trade expertise, Anne Holloway has shown us the inner workings of her mind through the art of photography. This month, she’s rounding up some of her favourite poetic pals to perform as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. The likes of Chris McLoughlin, Trevor Wright and Hayley Green will be spraying similes and internal rhymes like nobody’s business over at Debbie Bryan for your viewing pleasure. Word.