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TAKE AIR: Spiritual & Emotional Healing In The Black Community.
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POET IN DA KENNEL: Real Eyes Realise Real Lies by Chia Phoenix
When real eyes, start to realise that the reality of what they believe they see, is real lies. Then they will realise that their real eye lays between their real eyes. The third eye that helps to decipher the real lies. Real lies hidden in truth, in plain […]
POET IN THE KENNEL: Fruit Salad by Daniel Bailey
Last night all my insecurities visited me in a dream They came in a mini Kellogg’s variety pack, a pack of 8, with each insecurity on top… I ate them all… With each gluttonous mouthful, my swollen cheeks squeezed anxiety into my body. I woke up to find […]
Poet in The Kennel: The Eulogy
After the death of Toni Morrison and attending, dance legend, Thea Nerissa Barnes’ memorial. I begun to reflect on the power of writing; how these words live on past you and later become your eulogy. Almost stronger than memory. I begun to ask myself what would my eulogy […]
POET IN THE KENNEL: Young King by Jess Mally
Check out our new episode of Poet in the Kennel featuring writer and activist Jess Mally, Young King. Something that is observed within the black community, is the pillar of support Black women are and the protection they’ve provided for Black men. So while this poem is dedicated […]
Get Up Stand Up Now:A language that is exclusively and universally black.
This exhibition left me truly challenged by the deep trauma that slavery and colonisation has had on black people. Whilst rejoicing in the fact that we continue to thrive and prosper in a hostile environment that tries to displace and erase us.
POET IN THE KENNEL: Colourism by Chia Phoenix
POET IN THE KENNEL: Colourism by Chia Phoenix
POETRY: Midnight Insight by Jody Nolan
After interviewing Poet and Spoken Word Artist, Jody Nolan. We got the chance to film his new piece, Midnight Insight; a exploration of being working class living in West London, where he can see Grenfell tower from his window and the affluent who live around it. A articulate […]
BENCHED EP 2: Jody Nolan
ThePalaceOfTheDogs presents the second episode of Benched. Where TPOTD:Collective member Nadine Woodley talks to poet Jody Nolan about how his autism and upbringing has influenced his work.