“Remember that somewhere, a flower is breaking out of concrete and you will too” BY CARRIE LYELL I first met poet, writer and illustrator Bethany Rose in 2014, when I [….]
This new film about the word lesbian is a sucker punch to the heart
Published on :Written by poet Lisa Luxx and directed by Rosemary Baker, Lesbian is an urgent call to arms to reclaim a word so many of us have tried to run from
Marylyn Tan: “Writing is pretty much the only line I have to community”
Published on :The Singaporean published poet talks all things poetry, religion and the queer scene of her city BY YAIZA CANOPOLI Singaporean poet and artist Marylyn Tan made the news in August [….]
“The difficulties and the knock-backs make you graft harder”: What it’s like to be a queer poet
Published on :Amy Tollyfield, a published writer and performance poet, tells us all about their career BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE BY SIMON HOLLIDAY Amy Tollyfield is a published performance poet and the [….]
Queer poetry 101
Published on :Get lit with some of our favourite queer poets during lockdown BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA ISTOCK Since so many of us have bags of time on our hands right [….]
The long read: Mary Jean Chan
Published on :Danielle Mustarde speaks to the award-winning writer about her debut collection Flèche and the journey that led her to it BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE Born and raised in Hong Kong, poet [….]
DIVA meets LGBTQI literature royalty, Jackie Kay MBE
Published on :“If you feel misunderstood by family or society, writing is a very good weapon to have up your sleeve” BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE BY MARY MCCARTNEY It’s fair to say [….]