The People Have The Palace and other poems – Ruth Awolola
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE PALACE I am looking at the future, It is after another one of those: weddings, engagements or births, One of those things where you can put […]
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE PALACE I am looking at the future, It is after another one of those: weddings, engagements or births, One of those things where you can put […]
a bullet hole in my stomach and a stone splintered exit wound (after Open Mike Eagle) They tore down my auntie’s building, kicked out her great grandchildren, stone by stone […]
Discover a new poem by writer of all things strange and uncanny, David Hartley. NB: All words found in the signage and exhibit labels of the Living Worlds gallery at […]
A cartoon story by writer, comic and cartoonist Fat Roland, inspired by the yellow submarine at the Beatles Story Museum at the Albert Dock in Liverpool. In honour of the […]
A new short story by novelist Rosie Garland, inspired by an unnamed mummy at Bolton Museum. One of the most beautiful items in Bolton Museum is the 3000-year old coffin […]
A new audio piece by poet and short story writer Tania Hershman, inspired by the Vivarium at Manchester Museum. Tania Hershman is the author of three short story collections and […]
We’ve commissioned writer and performer Joe Cooper to produce a new piece of digital art to sit alongside our Letters on Nocturnal Magic event at The Portico Library. Joe was inspired […]
We’re delighted to share our second digital commission produced in our collaboration with Manchester Jewish Museum, which comes from stunning poet and photographer Lydia Hounat. Take a look at her beautiful […]
Our first digital commission produced in our collaboration with Manchester Jewish Museum is the video ‘Such A Wonderful Club’ and images by multimedia artist and filmmaker Isla Badenoch. Isla was inspired […]
Our second digital commission comes from fantastic Manchester-based musician and sound artist Rick Hartley – aka Rickerly. Rick’s amazing new tracks were inspired by the diaries of Victorian teenager Dora […]