Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

Late starters surge ahead on Desmond Elliott debut fiction prize shortlist

Two of the three authors still in contention for the prestigious first novel award – Francis Spufford and Kit de Waal – are in their 50s.

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami review – a quiet panic

There are shades of Hemingway in these stories about men who choose loneliness in the avoidance of pain. A quiet panic afflicts the male characters in

I turn poetry into action – Halima Usman

Why poetry and not another literary genre? I didn’t choose poetry, it chose me. What does being creative mean to you? It means being able to see

Exhibition advocates fight against sexual abuse

A two-week photo exhibition, ‘Here’ organized by The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) in partnership with Stand To End Rape Initiative

I had to adapt for my poetry to thrive – Bash

By Abubakar Adam Ibrahim  You just launched your second poetry collection with the rather fascinating title, There is a Lunatic in Every Town, do