Lalah-Simone Springer

For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into idea, then into more tangible action. - Audre Lorde Join British poet Lalah-Simone Springer for a beginner-friendly poetry workshop exploring and queering the idea of a 'sonnet'. Usually, sonnets are love poems written to other people.

October marks the beginning of Black History Month. This year’s theme, ‘Saluting Our Sisters‘, pays homage to black women who had contributions ignored, ideas appropriated, and voices silenced. The Exact Editions’ Black History Month UK Reading List has been created in collaboration with 20 publishers, who have recommended 38 books that recognise the contributions of black people around the world, celebrate black history, and confront racism.

By Lalah-Simone Springer An Aviary of Common Birds, English poet Lalah-Simone Springer’s debut collection, crackles with aural energy. In “Spring Evening Hymn,” we encounter a woman attending to domestic chores: Springer’s poems are paeans to the relishing of ordinary details.