ROARING 20s RADIO
EPISODE 7
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Saturday June 6th
Roaring 20's Radio X OWN IT!
#OWNITOnlineFest special
Featuring guest recordings
from @OWNITLDN artists & authors
as well as our usual round-ups on
books, art, culture, music,
spoken word, poetry & activism
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OWN IT! ONLINE:
A Virtual Arts Festival
8th - 14th June
Insta Live & Zoom
OWN IT! Authors & Artists
Live Readings & Discussions &
Poetry & Workshops OWNIT.LONDON
"When things are at their worst is when the arts, artists and activism is most powerful"— OWN IT! launches a week-long online arts festival, with readings, conversations
and workshops from their "eclectic and inspirational"
authors and artists: bit.ly/3dduRU4
OWN IT! pledge to always use their "platform to shine a light on the voices working to make our world a better and more just and equal place for all". They are donating all June profits to the George Floyd fund: bit.ly/2MsiW9d
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EBOOK NEWS
My latest collection of poems
‘Pessimism is for Lightweights -
13 pieces of courage and resistance’
is now available as an ebook, launching today!
Thanks to Rough Trade Books @roughtradebooks
Thanks to everyone who supported and shared
this poetry so far! Thank you!
Rough Trade Books have donated a full set of
Rough Trade Editions worth over £300 to
Eat Well Manchester X United We Stream
You can visit the auction site and place bids at app.galabid.com/eatwell
All money raised from this online auction is going to feed NHS staff, people in food poverty, women seeking refuge as well as the homeless. BIDDING IS NOW OPEN!
These books smashed the silence and opened doors, they started conversations and new initiatives, they were published globally, they were published in translation, now they could be shared in UK schools and used as a teaching tool which would be incredible and provide inspiration for future generations - Please sign this petition!
HUH: Roundhouse Live
Premiere: Thursday 11 June
Released as a free to stream concert to enjoy during lockdown. Performed and filmed at The Roundhouse 2019, #HUH an evening of music x poetry x activism featuring:
Salena Godden
Solomon O.B
Sophia Thakur
Errollyn Wallen
Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Kieron Rennie
Produced by Jasmin Kent Rodgman
I loved collaborating with Jasmin on HUH. My contribution includes a performance of an excerpt of 'Shade' from 'The Good Immigrant' and 'The Letter' published in 'Pessimism is for Lightweights' plus an improvisation of new and unpublished work. This is released in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and the fight for justice and equality, we would like to ask audience members to read about and donate (if able) to Black British History organisation @TheBlackCurriculum and/or legal advice charity, INQUEST. Enjoy the show!
Watch now: http://tiny.cc/HUH2020
Thank you to all who've been sharing and downloading
'The Lockdown EP' out now as a digital release only with Nymphs and Thugs.
50% of profits will be donated to NHS, to boost depleted PPE stock and also go towards providing mental health support for NHS staff. These poems have featured on The Verb on BBC Radio 3 and also on Ninja Tunes, Jon More's OUT2LUNCH mix on Soho Radio.
50% of profits will be donated to NHS, to boost depleted PPE stock and also go towards providing mental health support for NHS staff. These poems have featured on The Verb on BBC Radio 3 and also on Ninja Tunes, Jon More's OUT2LUNCH mix on Soho Radio.
Find more about this release at Nymphs and Thugs:
Poetry available at Rough Trade Books: www.roughtradebooks.com
THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO CAN DONATE
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE TRYING AND DOING AND CARING AND SHARING AND SEEING AND BEING AND MARCHING AND SINGING AND FIGHTING AND HOPING AND PRAYING! I SHARE ALL THIS WITH BIGLOVE AND SOLIDARITY!
BE SAFE, BE SOUND, BE LIKE WATER, SGXX
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