For Seni Seneviratne “the personal is political and they’re always intertwined” – a sentiment Seni embodies not only in her poetry but also across her life, advocating against war and for human rights, amongst various other campaigns.  She is a…

Moniza Alvi was born in Lahore, Pakistan, came to England when she was a few months old, and grew up in Hatfield. The experience she describes in her recording of ‘growing up… and feeling half-Pakistani… on the edge of things’…

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black writer in America to earn his living from writing. Born in Joplin, Missouri, he had a migratory childhood following his parents’ separation, spending time in the American Mid-West and Mexico. He attended Columbia…