poetry

18 May 2022

The celebrated screenwriter speaks to Now Then about his new pandemic poem and why those in power are just trying to get through the day ahead of his Festival of Debate appearance.

31 January 2022

An adaptation of 'Two Black Boys in Paradise' has begun production as a beautifully crafted stop-motion animation - the poem and film creators talk to Now Then.

12 December 2021

Now Then squeezed in a few words with spoken word artist Leon the Pig Farmer ahead of his show supporting Peter Hook.

21 October 2019

We sat down with Desree to see how she is making a change and putting her stamp on the spoken word scene.

22 December 2018

Curated by Elizabeth Gibson.

Hello from Liz! Happy New Year!
I hope you had a peaceful and enjoyable time over the festive season, and that this year will be a good one.

22 November 2018

Hi from Liz! Welcome to a special edition of Word Life, showcasing the work of Mancunian writing and spoken word collective Young Identity…

21 November 2018

Chats with Young Identity's Shirley May and Frankie Blaus ahead of their anthology launch show.

poetry

Armando Iannucci “Let’s compare them to gods and heroes, because that’s how they want us to think of them”

Manchester stop-motion short set to break boundaries of storytelling and diversity

Leon the Pig Farmer Talking His Way Out of Trouble

Desree Finding a Place

Magic

Young Identity Curated by Elizabeth Gibson

Young Identity No Disclaimers