The Master’s Tools: the poetry and perversion of control
Self-interview about Hot Cockalorum and its folklore, kink and animal familiars.
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: a girl’s first ADHD odyssey
On the 80s cult classic, neurodivergence, and Sarah as the perfect imperfect icon.
Why can’t artists admit they have jobs?
Most artist have a side hustle or a main hustle, and there’s no shame in it. Why are we so keen to be perceived as ‘pure’ artists, when such a beast seldom exists?
Wellcome Collection: Art, Activism & Access
On the Wellcome Collection article series by disabled artist and activist Jamie Hale on the subject of Art, Activism & Access.
New Year’s fear and Quantum Hotness
On quantum confidence, or why one day you’re The Shit and the next you’re just shit.
Play-poems and bardbots!
Advent is upon us, and we’ve been celebrating over at Sidekick Books! Every day we’ve opened a new window of poetry mishmashery, featuring: i) Hybardrid Twitterbots, mixing famous poets with other poets and other texts…
What a piece of work: poetry and technophobia
The robots are here and they’re writing poetry. Beyond the outrage and scorn of human readers, could there be some work of interest?
Does poetry need genre boundaries?
Shopping for poetry is tricky if you don’t have a name in mind. Could genre boundaries offer a new way of browsing?
Haul Monitor: Collage, Tomboys and Crows
I’ve received a couple of fantastic things through the post of late, and thought I’d share the excitement. Pamphlet: Tomboys by Jon Stone. The pamphlet is an ode to three anime heroines: Utena from Revolutionary…