Mark Grist: Dead Poets and Rap Battling 25 October 2012 Mark Grist is a poet, promoter and former teacher but also the unlikely public face for Don't Flop, the UK rap battle organisation, after…
Off The Shelf 2012: A celebration of words 25 September 2012 Off The Shelf is Sheffield's annual festival of reading and writing. This month's edition of Now Then is an Off The Shelf special,…
Benjamin Zephaniah "We wanted to create a scene where it's just normal for people to go out and listen to poetry" 24 September 2012 The performance poet and guest curator for this year's Off The Shelf Festival tells us more about his craft.
Matt Black: Poet Laureate of Derbyshire 21 September 2012 Matt Black is a bit of legend in these parts. An award-winning poet and flag waver for literature in South Yorkshire for over two decades,…
Off the Shelf: Sheffield's Annual Celebration of Writing and Reading 24 September 2011 Welcome to our Off The Shelf special. We've taken our content from their programme, so this is a taster of what's going on in Sheffield…
Daljit Nagra: Never rest on your laurels 23 September 2011 Daljit Nagra is one of Britain's most innovative poets. His poems relate to the experience of British-born Indians, especially Indian…
