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Today felt like a Yorkshire morning. The chilly sun haloed behind cirrostratus clouds gently warmed the Northern gusty winds, carrying smells of life; manure, bread. This was but a single morning in a spanning life of a timeline so unbeknown…
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YORKSHIRE MORNING
by COLLETTE
I am not like these I stir and heed I want the pigeons beside me They are not like me They stamp their feet Another show of power from the elite Blackened, striped He’s grey or blue Have you never wanted any colour on you? An…
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The…
by COLLETTE
How that single line, “She’s gone” Can spear and haul to the surface all that’s been suppressed, all that’s been tucked away in a tired and worn old weakened wooden chest buried beneath the bed; locked shut the bolts should have been strong…
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Come in Waves
by COLLETTE
She found me Fatigue nearly changed our course But of course! I stole her wine To steal us more time To realise the serendipitous serenity Of her hand held in mine She astounded me Heidi provided the insight Into her marvelous mind…
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She
by COLLETTE
I’ll write you so many pages of poetry darlin Enough so we can wrap your angels arms and legs Scribbling sonnets for your fingertips Creating prose to wrap your toes I’ll never stop writing you poetry darlin Jo. I’ll fill so many books…
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The…
by COLLETTE
  She is an aberration. Heartless. An unbalanced equation floating through space, which no amount of adjusting seems to resolve. She wants to be something definite, something with form - recognisable, recognised; known. Instead, she’s…
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Heartless
by Michael
From the pit he walks again Amongst the winds and biblical rains He proclaims that hes been reborn To bring hell to the forlorn I wandered for days on the desert sand Crawling on bruised knees and bleeding hands I see his statue from across…
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I rise again
by Louis
Thank you for your humanity In this current situation. Placing blame solely on victims Like some kind of product placement. I gave your vacant, vacuous thoughts that lack all information The attention they deserve And ignored them.…
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Humanity
by Deadpoole
The introduction and the first Wave During the Madchester scene in 1990, there was a flourish of British indie rock or dream pop bands in London & South East. Bands like RIDE, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Chapterhouse, Swervedriver,…
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The…
by M Catling
There’s something about going into a hairdressing salon that just makes my palms go sweaty and my stomach go a bit swirly. From the harsh lighting which shows up all your blemishes to the awkward social chit chat, I think that it just feels…
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An Inner…
by thisrut…
I just thought I’d let you know we’re starting a ‘Jelly’ in at Old Jet and I thought you might be interested. The first one is this Wednesday the 3rd of June. A Jelly is a regular co-working event for freelancers, people who work from home…
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Jelly @ Old Jet
by OLD JET
Like my photograph Look guys, new pants This guy can’t dance This guy’s too fat What happened next you won’t believe The Muslims live right on your street Selfies are selfless Raising awareness Ice bucket challenges Making a difference…
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social media
by Bam Barrow
I lay here, awake, listening to the soft splashes of the rain, falling outside my window, hitting the rooftops and slipping down the gutter to the silent street below. It’s beautiful… That is, of course, until the modern, first world, white,…
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Wide Awake
by Bam Barrow
With writer and director Robb Hurtt currently in pre-production for his first feature film, I took a look back at his career over the past few years and the five short films he shot to intrigue, disturb and shock us. Wave (2007) Wave is a…
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REVIEW: Rob Hurtt
by Daisy Jones
Was it not Hunter S. Thompson that once said “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side.”  The great man was…
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The music…
by HouseflyRecords
We dance like boxing hares, Nobody cares, Oh wasted days, wasted days. We chose a cross to bear, That nobody wears, Oh wasted days, wasted days. You are the silver lining, You are the expert timing, As we walk out the door. You…
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Sunday Papers
by Tinny Buffnell
“Poetry’s answer to Mark Thomas…expert performance” Chortle.co.uk Pete the Temp is a poet, activist and a damn fine administrator who is attempting to solve climate change using only his mouth. Part spoken word, part stand up and…
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Pete (The…
by Mobius
The words to the carol “Good King Wenceslas” were written by John Mason Neale and published in 1853, the music originates in Finland 300 years earlier. (TEM¬PUS ADEST FLOR¬I-DUM, a 13th Cen¬tu¬ry spring car¬ol; first pub¬lished in the…
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by Sophie Dorrell
The three Medieval Texts each offer a different medium of contextual resources through their contrasting non-fictional (Robert Earl of Huntingdon and Da Vinci) and fictional (Beowulf) content, thus foregrounding various aspects of the…
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An…
by Sophie Dorrell
Alright stop and in 467, the Athenian Empire became heaven, ‘til the, Peloponnesian thrive, when Athens fell in 415. Thasos, in 465, had its gold mines taken but stayed alive, without, no walls or a navy, a large fine that made them…
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Ice ice,…
by Sophie Dorrell
Nelson Binda’s projects included Snooker Boys and Optimistic. This month saw the release of his new EP “Rewind the Future” under the new project name Bindanox. Bindanox as a project is something as a Label head I’m very excited about.…
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Bindanox Q & A
by HouseflyRecords
Perhaps you find yourself being summed up, Place is a term I often use- it leaves you hope. You always end up in a certain place no further, We were in what might be called a moment – These are not things that happen as unconscious Dreamed…
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by Emily Godden
He’s performed on some of the most prestigious West End and Broadway stages, but it’s Colchester’s very own Mercury Theatre Studio that will now play host to David Garlicks latest theatrical endeavour, ‘Have Faith’. Although only…
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David…
by George …
  East coast blogger and indie queen, Emily, is always pictured with a perfect red lip, toting quirky, whimsical accessories and, more often than not, clutching a cute, fluffy animal. She uploads to YouTube and has social networking down to…
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The…
by Jennife…
The birds, I feel it in my blood. The birds, I just can’t get enough. I thought that all I wanted, Was all I’d ever need. I was wrong. The birds, I feel it in my blood. The birds, I just can’t give it up. I thought that I…
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Being…
by Tinny Buffnell
I have a friend called tony mow - tana Born and bred in the slums of Havana He aint no fucking joker He don’t look nothing like heath ledger But they say hes rum Hes not Hes fucking sailors mate hes a hard arse bastard, a mean gangster his…
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Tony the Mow
by louisjames86
Blackout, spotlights, Shechter has our full attention. Seven men emerge from the upstage darkness casually dressed striding towards the audience; they stop held in a structured line unnaturally fixed in a passé position. Schechter’s…
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Review:…
by Anna Rowe
Shane Shambhu presents an interactive live game show performance tracing and dictating the life of Deepak a wealthy city banker, whose story is altered by the decisions of the current audience addressing the idea of who or what has ultimate…
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Review:…
by Anna Rowe

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