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[Digital Poetics 4.25] Rote Learning by Abeera Khan
A meditation on psychological inheritance and the expanse of memory
[Digital Poetics 4.12] Excerpts from “Palestinian Literature of Resistance Under Occupation, 1948-1968” by Ghassan Kanafani (trans. Hadeel Jamal)
Hadeel Jamal translates two excerpts from Ghassan Kanafani’s “Palestinian Literature of Resistance Under Occupation, 1948-1968” (1968) which provides analysis on the Palestinian artist’s role in resistance and its global dimension. The excerpts shed light on the deep emotional and cognitive solidarity between Palestinians and other oppressed peoples – which is as relevant now as ever.
[Digital Poetics 4.7] A Fragment on Kurt Cobain’s Transgender Ideas from ‘In Utero’ by Francis Whorrall-Campbell
A speculative exploration of the digital trans archive, told through the eyes of a future trans influencer and a fictionalised version of Kurt Cobain.
Digital Poetics 3.29 On the Fly with Andy Robert by Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou
In this creative critical essay, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou reflects on the latest work of artist Andy Robert, whose work blurs the line between abstract and figurative, and explores themes of migration, belonging and the concept of the image itself.
Digital Poetics 3.22 Mesh by Alex Aspden
Alex Aspden weaves experimental impressions of voluntary exile with the highs of love in the dead of summer
Digital Poetics 3.14 Vatic Example and A Gathering Nebulous Cauldron: Two Parts by Will Alexander
Two dizzying parts by surrealist heavyweight Will Alexander: “Because Sri Aurobindo that there exists self-kindled suns always blazing with the anatomy of lightning. Its spikes, its vehemence, its irradiation by lightning. One then thinks of Arctic soils exploding.”
Digital Poetics 3.6 KCL Writing Workshop 2022
Here are a selection of pieces written by King’s College London students during a writing workshop conducted by the 87 Press
Digital Poetics #35 King's College London Creative Writing Workshop
Work produced as part of a workshop held by Kashif Sharma-Patel and Azad Ashim Sharma at King's College London.
Digital Poetics #34: University of Nottingham Student Showcase 2021
A selection of prose and poetry pieces from Creative Writing MA Students at the University of Nottingham.
University of Nottingham MA Creative Writing Student Showcase
Inspired by a workshop from our director Azad Ashim Sharma, below you will find a selection prose and poetry by MA students of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham.