Soooo hereโs the book cover of The Wickedest which is out on the 12th September! It brought me so much joy to write this book and I hope you feel that joy as you turn each page. Preorder link in my bio. @4thEstateBooks
a student I used to teach is now a signed drill rapper. Now I'm attentively listening to his music for any 'my teacher said I won't be shit' lyrics ....cos I too will pull up to studio
We canโt keep saying 72 people died. I refuse to let that figure solidify as a historical fact. There were many many more who perished and to say otherwise is to support the narrative of the system at fault for this tragedy. #JusticeForGrenfell
if you have younger siblings, take an active role in expanding their horizons, take them out to see the world, theatre, art exhibitions, live musics, young conferences, I get money constraints approach it in the same efficient way you approach going out with your mates or a date
One thing this UK has taught me is that summer is a frame of mind. Youโll play yourself if you wait for โgoodโ weather for your summer to start. Especially in this climate crisis
POOR IS RELEASED TODAY. The excitement is on a next level. This is my baby, this is my love letter, this is years of grafting, this is all I have & I place it in your hands, be delicate with it & ENJOY it. So much more to say but for now, Takbir. penguin.co.uk/authors/139796โฆ
POOR won Best First Collection at the Forward Prizes for Poetry. There were four other writers equally deserving of the honour: Alice Hiller, Ralf Webb, Holly Pester, Cynthia Miller. Your collections are incredible. Prizes are prizes but the real win is in completing the work.
Finally devโd the film rolls from carni. The mandem(?) showed out too!
If youโre in any of these pics let me know and Iโll send you a hi-res version.