Soooo here’s 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 can’t 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. You’ll play yourself if you wait for ‘good’ 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/139796…
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.