Discover the international war poets of today as they describe their different experiences of conflict, including Syrian-Kurdish poet Golan Haji and Adnan al-Sayegh from Iraq. The talk will be chaired by BBC broadcaster Harriett Gilbert and is presented in partnership with Poetry International. Modern War Poetry is part of a series of events from the Southbank Centre’s Poetry International Festival,… Continue reading Modern War Poetry event
Love’s Persuasion
Book: Love’s Persuasion Author: Ola Awonubi Publisher: Ankara Press Price: £4.00 (ebook) Review by Catrina Walters Love’s persuasion is a romantic novel based in Lagos, Nigeria. It tells the story of Ada Okafor, a young woman working as a receptionist at City Finance and studying to become an accountant in an attempt to succeed in… Continue reading Love’s Persuasion
Finding Myself: Essays on Race, Politics and Culture
Book: Finding Myself: Essays on Race, Politics and Culture Author: Clem Seecharan Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Price: £19.99 Review by Reshma Ruia This collection of essays by Clem Seecharan, emeritus professor of History at London Metropolitan University, provides a unique insight into Indo-Caribbean history with particular reference to British Guyana.
And Sometimes I Wonder About You
Book: And Sometimes I Wonder About You Author: Walter Mosley Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Price: £20.00 (hardback) Review by Angela Howell Leonid McGill, Walter Mosley’s hardcore New York City detective, returns for the fifth time in And Sometimes I Wonder about You. Like a modern day Shaft, McGill is a charmer with women, not afraid… Continue reading And Sometimes I Wonder About You
From Pasta to Pigfoot
Book: From Pasta to Pigfoot Author: Frances Mensah Williams Publisher: Jacaranda Books Price: £7.99 Review by Barbara Grant This delightful romantic adventure captures, with stark realism, the journey of cultural awakening, self discovery, love and familial relationships experienced by the main character Faye Bonsu.
Interview with Anastacia McCleskey
Anastacia McCleskey is a familiar face on the Broadway circuit. At 19, soon after graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she landed a role in Hairspray and has flexed her vocal chords in shows such as the uber popular The Book of Mormon, Hair, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Tarzan.
Interview Safia Elhillo
At 24, Safia Elhillo is already a poetry veteran. She competed in slams from the age of 17, is published, teaches poetry at the International High School in Queens and has just completed an MFA in Poetry at The New School. She is also the joint winner, alongside Nick Makoha, of the Brunel University African… Continue reading Interview Safia Elhillo
Interview with Nick Makoha
Nick Makoha is no stranger to Words of Colour. When we interviewed him back in 2012 he was one of 10 new poets selected for Spread the Word’s Complete Works development programme, and his poems were published in the Ten Anthology. He had also just debuted his new show My Father and Other Superheroes.
Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Mozart’s Don Giovanni – the legendary lothario: Dr Lisa Engelbrecht (musical director and accompanist), Amanda Meke (Zerlina), Goitsemang Lehobye (Donna Elvira), Johannes Slabbert (Don Giovanni), Raimondo von Staden (Leporello and re-staging director), Maudee Montierre (Donna Anna), Martin Mkhize (Masetto/Commendadore). Photo credit: Kim Stevens Musical: Mozart’s Don Giovanni Theatre: Tricycle Theatre Writer: Text adapted by Alexander… Continue reading Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Butterfly Fish
Book: Butterfly Fish Author: Irenosen Okojie Publisher: Jacaranda Books Price: £12.99 Review by Yvvette Edwards Butterfly Fish, Irenosen Okojie’s debut novel, is an impressive gargantuan feast of a tale that spans several centuries and continents, bringing together a vivid and memorable cast connected by a brass head artefact, forged in fire, in 19th century Benin.