Hold Me Through These Dreams
"We laugh bent double, tears in our eyes, though the laughing don’t laugh out the sadness. We laugh until our shoulders pulse to breathless sobs. Tast...
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Free Word is the UK's only centre for literature, literacy and free expression. A crucible of creativity for literary culture, politics and ideas, this podcast series collects some of the highlights from our work and that of our six resident organisations. Learn more at www.freewordcentre.com
Hold Me Through These Dreams
"We laugh bent double, tears in our eyes, though the laughing don’t laugh out the sadness. We laugh until our shoulders pulse to breathless sobs. Tast...
The Neurology Of Power
Enjoy this podcast with Creative Strategist Suzanne Alleyne and CEO & Artistic Director of Eclipse Theatre, Amanda Huxtable, exploring how preconcepti...
Household
A poem by Talia Randall. Household Father’s beard is a swarm of bees. Brother can’t remember which teenage mutant turtle is which. Sister builds an ig...
With Love (And Rage), Generation Rent
The UK is facing a housing crisis unlike anything seen in recent history. Priced out of their homes and unable to secure permanent housing, Generation...
Somalinimo (till I dhimo)
Immerse yourself in this digital sound installation as poet Amina Jama takes you through a 1990s migrant Somali living room paying homage to the rich ...
A Warning (To The House That Holds Me)
Listen back to the launch of Somali-British writer Amina Jama’s debut poetry collection, exploring the legacy of poetry and art, and the ways we are i...
My Father's House
How do explorations of our personal histories inform our understanding of home? Rathbones Folio Prize and Ted Hughes Award-winning poet Raymond Antrob...
The Future Of Social Housing
Our country is in the middle of a housing emergency. Failure to provide enough social homes is the root cause of the housing emergency. Yet the number...
The Way Through The Woods
"I know it’s all a matter of rebuilding one’s life. In many ways it’s a matter of surviving and living under another sun, but how was I to do that?" L...