By Lowri Simmons and Amy Leeks Manchester Metropolitan University’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence festival hosted a powerful open mic event at the Manchester Poetry Library, offering a space of creativity, solidarity and healing. Led by Forward Prize-winning poet Dr Kim Moore and final-year creative writing student Katie Davies, the event brought together…

Featured image: Immy Burgess “Whenever we speak, the world changes,” declared Joelle Taylor to an enraptured audience at Manchester Poetry Library on Friday. The playwright and poet brought the house to capacity as part of Manchester Metropolitan University’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, delivering a moving performance that highlighted the transformative power of poetry….

Featured image: Molly Goble Manchester Metropolitan University’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence festival continued with a powerful evening of multilingual poetry and discussion led by poets Anjum Malik and Charlotte Shevchenko Knight. Both poets explored themes of gender hierarchies, the female body and hunger, weaving personal and cultural narratives into their readings. While…

Featured image: Megan Hall A workshop inspired by the feminist Urdu poetry collection We Sinful Women brought together writers and poetry enthusiasts to explore themes of rebellion, sensuality and activism as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Festival. Led by poet, scriptwriter and senior lecturer Anjum Malik, the event delved into…

By Cheri Dermott and Sumayyah Mussa Manchester Metropolitan University’s 16-Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Festival continued with an engaging discussion and reading featuring award-winning poet and researcher Helen Mort and Reader in Pragmatics and Communication Dr Derek Bousfield. The pair delved into a linguistic breakdown of the insidious nature of gaslighting, as well as…