Octavia Poetry Collective once again making head way by featuring in this months (March 2017) issue of ASOS magazine. The six (of eighteen) women of colour led by Rachel Long discuss why they chose poetry (spoken word & written form) to express themselves. What their vision is, how they function as a collective, their highlights, …
Poetry: Anjali Barot in Skin Deep Magazine – Race & Culture
Poet Anjali Barot of Octavia and Living Free Collective has been featured in the current issue of Skin Deep magazine. Her poem Self-Taught is accompanied alongside a painting by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones. The issue features a vast swarm of young and talented creatives from an eclectic pool of creatives. The launch was at the Free Word …
Women of the World Week Celebrate Women of Colour Poets
Yesterday evening (10/03/2016) the Southbank Centre celebrated women of colour poets as part of Women of the World Festival 2016. The group of women are part of the Octavia group who are led by Rachel Long, who has been shortlisted for the role of Young Poet Laureate of London. So you should assume that the …
Spoken Word Poetry: Dominique Christina
Words by Anj When I first discovered Dominique Christina on YouTube, my body sat frozen and my eyes didn’t even want to blink in fear of missing her words. Sounding like a rap queen legend with her flow, she’s the kind of spoken word poet whose presence can hush an entire crowd into pin-drop silence. …