[published in Kamena Magazine, 16/04/19] Writers are creatures of comfort, rituals and rhythms that we are loathe to break. There’s a fair logic behind many of these: getting stuck with writers’ block is a nightmarish hell, akin to having all your sinuses block up simultaneously while also being creatively constipated. These little tricks are ourContinue reading “Write What You Don’t Know”
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The Glass Woman – Review
[originally published in Kamena Magazine] With the polar vortex in full swing stateside and temperatures in the UK looking not dissimilar to my current bank balance, the release of Caroline Lea’s Icelandic ghost story/murder mystery, The Glass Woman, could not have come at a better time.
You’re Not a Wizard, Harry: Demystifying Writing
[published by Kamena Magazine, 20/01/19] The division between STEM and Art is often explained by something inherent, something natural, not nurtured. That some people have logical brains that can compute large amounts of data, and some people have artistic brains that output illogical, beautiful creations into the world. Some people are right-handed, some left; some people areContinue reading “You’re Not a Wizard, Harry: Demystifying Writing”
Jonathan Edwards’ “Gen”: A Human Comedy
[originally published in Kamena Magazine] It’s hard to find a funny poet – it seems that the vast majority of us are doomed to sit around bemoaning the sad state of the world as it is/was/always will be. It’s even harder to find someone who can be funny without being either superficial or depressing. But somehow,Continue reading “Jonathan Edwards’ “Gen”: A Human Comedy”
Sports at University – Why joining a club is one of the best things you can do
[published in The Boar, 03/10/18] The way I see it, there are three main ways you meet people in first year: your course, your accommodation, and the clubs that you join. My first year was pretty much decided from the offset. Course: English is an absurdly large degree. There are hundreds of people, and everyone has toContinue reading “Sports at University – Why joining a club is one of the best things you can do”
Killing Eve: ‘insight into the mind of a killer’
[published in The Boar, 18/10/18] When Killing Eve was first announced, I was cautiously optimistic. The premise was an enticing one: a crime-thriller show about a government worker chasing down a contract killer, with the two leads played by Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy) and Jodie Comer (Doctor Foster) respectively. The idea of a female led show of this typeContinue reading “Killing Eve: ‘insight into the mind of a killer’”
Bringing Poetry into the Public Sphere
[published in The Boar, 04/09/2018] From the ancient Greek epics, to the eddas of the Norse skalds, to the confessional poetry of the second half of the 20th century, poetry has been a constant in the way we tell stories. But, to the vast majority of modern people, poetry is on its way out. Blame itContinue reading “Bringing Poetry into the Public Sphere”
Poetry on the Canals – An Interview with Jessica Kashdan-Brown
[published in Kamena Magazine, 10/08/2018] Jessica Kashdan-Brown is a current Warwick Writing Programme (WWP) student, poet, and writer, originally from Bath. Her current project, the Bath Canal Poetry Route, works with the help of the Canal & River Trust to place poetry in the locks of the Bath canals, such that the poem changes as the waterContinue reading “Poetry on the Canals – An Interview with Jessica Kashdan-Brown”
The Literature of the Incel Movement
[published in The Boar, 20/06/2018] The term ‘incel’ came into mainstream usage in late April of this year – coinciding with the Toronto van attack by a self-described incel that killed 10 people and injured 16. The term, a portmanteau of “involuntary celibate”, has evolved to refer to a specific group of men who believe that women are toContinue reading “The Literature of the Incel Movement”
Zoë Wells // Writer Editor Translator 