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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 7h

'How can we talk about our condition not as victims but saying do we really care? Yeah.' Love Ssega talks to Gabriel Gbadamosi about the power of art as activism and fighting for air #InConversation bit.ly/4mWAU2q

Love Ssega in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi | WritersMosaic Magazine

The musician, producer and writer Love Ssega reflects with Gabriel Gbadamosi on the power of art as activism and fighting for air.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 22h

Author and journalist @soozysuze.bsky.social reviews The Quiet Ear by poet Raymond Antrobus, which explores what it is to be deaf in the world of the hearing bit.ly/46Ir3sr

The Quiet Ear | WritersMosaic Magazine

Suzanne Harrington reviews The Quiet Ear by poet Raymond Antrobus, which explores what it is to be deaf in the world of the hearing.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 22

The Quiet Ear by Raymond Antrobus review – growing up between two worlds

The poet’s moving exploration of deafness, difference and identity

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 6d

Author Clementine Ewokolo Burnley reviews Khalid Abdalla’s one-man show Nowhere @traversetheatre.bsky.social, and the questions it raises about belonging, citizenship and solidarity bit.ly/4gZ3r6o

Nowhere | WritersMosaic Magazine

Clementine E Burnley reviews Khalid Abdalla’s one-man show Nowhere, which raises questions about belonging, citizenship, and solidarity.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 13d

What if we could connect with our past lives and change our futures in the process? Ekta Bajaj – co-founder AIM Literary Festival & Author in Me – turns our attention to grappling with this question in her latest novel Let the Fish Fly, Maame Blue reviews bit.ly/42M7xIT

Let the Fish Fly | WritersMosaic Magazine

Maame Blue reviews a novel, which features prose, poetry and short stories, by Ekta Bajaj, founder of indie press Author in Me

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 14d

In episode 56 of #WhatWeLeaveWeCarry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, Mehredad, who came from Iran, says he feels the UK is welcoming, like a mother hen that takes all the chicks under her wings bit.ly/47X6g5h

Mehredad | WritersMosaic Magazine

Mehredad, originally from Iran, features in of What We Leave We Carry, the series that tells true-life stories of migration to the UK.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 15d

'Conflicts I witnessed as a migrant child have stayed with me', Ethiopian-British actor, playwright & filmmaker Beru Tessema talks to Jonny Wright, about his film Lions and play Wolves on Road @westendtheatre.com bit.ly/46BJxuh

Beru Tessema in conversation with Jonny Wright | WritersMosaic Magazine

Beru Tessema, focusing on his film Lions and his play Wolves on Road, describes how he channels his migrant experience in his work.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 16d

'A love song to Britain, Iraq and the body of earth we hold in common.' Dalia Al-Dujaili talks to Gabriel Gbadamosi about her new book, Babylon, Albion: A Personal History of Myth and Migration @saqibooks.bsky.social bit.ly/48gvrQg

Dalia Al-Dujaili in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi | WritersMosaic Magazine

Dalia Al-Dujaili, author of Babylon, Albion: A Personal History of Myth and Migration, on ecology, Arab mythology and English folklore

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 16d

The novelist, essayist & translator Jhumpa Lahiri @Jhumpalahiri01 talks with Franklin Nelson about exophony - the act of crossing linguistic borders for a writer, and other stories, out now on #CloseUp bit.ly/48roPi7

Imperfect Speakers | WritersMosaic Magazine

Franklin Nelson talks to writer, translator and academic Jhumpa Lahiri about her lectures on exophonic women writers and her own writing

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 28d

‘My mother’s last words to me were, 'There is a giant in you and a weakling. Don't let the weakling prevail.’ Shara Atashi takes a poem by Forough Farrokhzad as a starting point for her reflections on women and Iranian identity, out now on #WritersMosaic bit.ly/4giUm82

My bejewelled land | WritersMosaic Magazine

Shara Atashi takes a poem by Forough Farrokhzad as a starting point for her reflections on women and Iranian identity.

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Royal Literary Fund @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social · Aug 28

We’re proud to support Contains Strong Language 🎤✨ Bradford’s festival of poetry, spoken word & performance, 18–21 Sept.

50+ FREE events: BBC broadcasts, workshops, new writing & exclusive performances - incl. our own John Siddique.

Book now 👉 bradford2025.co.uk/event/contai...

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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · Aug 20

My latest piece for @writersmosaic.bsky.social, exploring my 1st visit to Shanghai (at long last), in search of my family’s past, & time spent on the WritersMosaic retreat in Italy: writersmosaic.org.uk/close-up/voy... #migration #China #revolution #textileindustry #lilong #longtang #memoir

Voyage to a New World | WritersMosaic Magazine

Ming Ho on her experience of the WritersMosaic retreat at Villa Lugara, Italy and of her journey to Shanghai to explore her family history

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Andrew Kelly @andrewkelly.bsky.social · Aug 14

Louis Menand reviews new biography of James Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs in The New Yorker.

The collection on Baldwin I edited last year for @writersmosaic.bsky.social is available here: writersmosaic.org.uk/content/goin...

The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin

An older generation dismissed him as passé; a newer one has recast him as a secular saint. But Baldwin’s true message remains more unsettling than either camp recognizes.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jul 17

Check out Jade E Bradford's hit list: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, Yepoka Yeebo's Anansi’s Gold, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Tour, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, The @hayfestival.bsky.social and Portmeirion in North Wales, find out more here bit.ly/4obszdl

Jade E. Bradford | WritersMosaic Magazine

Author Jade E. Bradford on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, Yepoka Yeebo's Anansi’s Gold, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour and Ryan Coogler's Sinners

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jul 17

'I like to say I wanted to become a writer from the moment I was born but maybe that wasn't quite true.' Meet Candy Gourlay in conversation with Sita Brahmachari discussing making the ordinary world extraordinary and more bit.ly/3GOu1kO

Candy Gourlay in conversation with Sita Brahmachari | WritersMosaic Magazine

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jul 17

Marking the centenary of the birth of the revolutionary psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, our director @colincraiggrant.bsky.social, was joined by Ekow Eshun, Clementine E Burnley, Khaldoon Ahmed, Vayu Naidu & Donna Thompson @britishlibrary.bsky.social, missed it? Here's a flavour bit.ly/3T7setG

Frantz Fanon the freedom fighter - at the British Library | WritersMosaic Magazine

WritersMosaic returned to the British Library in 3 July for a night of prose and music, marking the centenary of the revolutionary psychiatrist, Frantz Fanon author of Black Skin, White Masks (1952) &...

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jul 7

We are all northern now! Join us on Friday 11 July for a night of music, poetry & discussion at Southbank Centre inspired by @lanre-bakare.bsky.social's celebrated cultural history, shining a spotlight on extraordinary Black lives in once-rich cities, info & tickets here bit.ly/4lFuWCQ

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jun 26

‘Before the red ink disappears’: artists and writers in Tehran face an uncertain future - moving and important reflections by our friend and writer Sana Nassari in ‪@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ bit.ly/4k6fBdl

‘Before the red ink disappears’: artists and writers in T...

Sana Nassari, a British-Iranian poet living in London, shares the thoughts of friends and colleagues in Tehran trying to make sense of the daily airstrikes

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jun 26

A must-read, @johnsiddique.bsky.social in @thebookseller.com 👇🏽

John Siddique @johnsiddique.bsky.social · Jun 26

Yours truly in the bookseller
Talking on how The Royal Literary Fund & @writersmosaic.bsky.social and my work in the north is developing a better landscape for authors and readers.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jun 25

Frantz Fanon was a revolutionary psychiatrist and anti-colonial writer. Join us on 3rd July @britishlibrary.bsky.social as we reflect on his legacy with writers Ekow Eshun, Clementine E. Burnley, Khaldoon Ahmed and the musician Donna Thompson - get your tickets here bit.ly/3T7setG

Frantz Fanon the freedom fighter | WritersMosaic Magazine

WritersMosaic returns to the British Library on 3 July for a night of prose and music, marking the centenary of the revolutionary psychiatrist, Frantz Fanon author of Black Skin, White Masks (1952) & ...

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Jun 18

Remembering Parnia Abbasi - Sana Nassari pays tribute to the young Iranian poet who was tragically killed recently during an Israeli airstrike, out now on #CloseUp bit.ly/43OrEat

Remembering Parnia Abbasi | WritersMosaic Magazine

Sana Nassari Parnia Abbasi was a twenty-four-year-old Iranian poet known for her poignant, introspective verse, earning a place among Iran’s emerging Gen-Z voices On the night of 12–13 June 2025, P...

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 26

An important piece by Ella Sinclair about the value of #WritersMosaic and our new WritersMosaic Quarterly in @artsprofessional.co.uk @thebookseller.com

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · May 26

Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creating vital space for unbounded expression, experimentation and literary freedom, writes Ella Sinclair.

Global Majority artists are too often bounded by racial agendas - Arts Professional

Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creating vital space for unbounded expression, experimentation and literary...

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 26

'I heard authors call their books their babies. I might have used the phrase once or twice, awkward-mouthed. ' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan in conversation with ‪@anjalijoseph.bsky.social‬ about the origins of her writing, her love of anthologies and ghost stories bit.ly/3HdzXDR

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan in conversation with Anjali Joseph | WritersMosaic Magazine

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 26

At @hayfestival.bsky.social? Don't miss @colincraiggrant.bsky.social hosting We Were There Salon ‪@lanre-bakare.bsky.social Pauline Black OBE, and Malika Booker will be reflecting on the under-reported cultural impact of Black people who have lived outside of London with Daudi Matsiko bit.ly/4mP9RHN

Lanre Bakare, Pauline Black, Malika Booker, Colin Grant and Daudi Matsiko - Hay Festival

The <em>WritersMosaic </em>director hosts this Salon reflecting on the under-reported cultural impact of Black people who have lived outside of London.

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · May 22

"Give me a little less
with every dawn."

@marjorielotfi.bsky.social performs John Burnside's "Prayer" in a film directed by Savannah Acquah, from our new series created with @writersmosaic.bsky.social.

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Marjorie Lotfi performs "Prayer" by John Burnside

Give me a little less with every dawn:

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