Category: Lit
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Aja Monet x Sleepin Giant – “Glitch” | Music Video
Start your Thursday off on the right note with something new from Brooklyn hailing wordsmith Aja Monet.
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Harold Green III – “Something To Live For” | Poetry Video
Harold Green, III definitely has “Something to Live For” and shares his emotions with in this clip. In his most recent video, Green gives an inspiring ode to fatherhood and more specifically, his love and admiration for his own young son.
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Poet Dean Atta pays tribute to Trayvon Martin with “Black Britain & Black America”
Whilst many are still reeling over the verdict in the George Zimmerman – Trayvon Martin trial, a number of media figures have quickly come out to express their views of the decision to acquit the Neighbourhood Watchman over the death of 17 year old teen. UK poet Dean Atta delivers a timely and poignant poem…
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Dancehall star Konshens spearheads book drive for Secondary School in Uganda
International Dancehall artist Konshens is spearheading a book drive for Kololo Senior Secondary School in Uganda, Africa to help equip the students with tools to further their education.
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Nego True – “Daddy Are You Proud Of Me?” | Poetry Video
With many celebrating Father’s Day this past weekend, British spoken word performer Nego True performs a powerful piece expressing the emotional strain with his father on “Daddy Are You Proud Of Me?”.
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New Bridget Jones book to be released called ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’
After two successful Bridget Jones novels which went on to become even more successful and much loved movies, author Helen Fielding has another book in the series coming this year, completing a Bridget Jones trilogy. The new novel goes by the name Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and sees the lovable spinster not only…
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George The Poet delivers Monaco Grand Prix inspired poem over James Blake’s “Retrograde” [Video]
Continuing to make impressive leaps and bounds, immaculate wordsmith George The Poet now turns to enlighten fans of Formula One racing with a new poem about the history of Monaco.
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Dean Atta – “Forty Things I Never Said” | Poetry Video
Acclaimed poet and writer Dean Atta expresses many lost words and hidden emotions in his new performance piece “Forty Things I Never Said”.
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Chinua Achebe was my hero. | Tribute
Chinua Achebe was my hero. As a second generation Nigerian immigrant growing up in England, role models who I could genuinely identify with were few and far between – especially in the 1980s, when it was still a big deal to see a black face on TV. So much so that we’d receive phone calls…
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Acclaimed novelist Chinua Achebe author of ‘Things Fall Apart’ dies aged 82 | News
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author recognised as the father of modern African literature has died, aged 82. African papers first reported the news; with an unnamed source stating that his death followed a period of illness and a hospital stay. His British publisher Penguin Books later confirmed his passing and Simon Winder, the company’s publishing…