Kai campbell
Kai is a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, video, mixed media, digital art, writing, and poetry.
Door-to-Door Poetry And The Collaborative Process
As the Door-to-Door Poetry project took shape, it became clear that this wasn’t about persuading anyone, or trying to demonstrate how clever I was. It was about listening and holding the space until I found an earnest moment of connection.
Ellis Witter
Ellis Witter is an Actor, Writer, Producer, Model, Author, Poet, Presenter and overall creative who has starred in projects like ‘Amani’ ‘Sick (Mental Health Short Film, Reggie Yates’s ‘Make Me Famous’ as well as an NCS Advert entitled ‘No We Can!’
A mist of questions
In November last year, Inua Ellams flew from London, England, to Benin, Nigeria, for his second arts residency at the Museum of West African Art in Edo State.
Collective Energy: Building a Life in Poetry with GOBS
Running GOBS has taught me as much about sustainability as it has about poetry. Collectives thrive on energy.
End of Year – Goodbye 2025
Hey 🙂 It’s that time of year when we do a ‘quick’ round-up of all things Apples!! Big news for 2025 saw us going back to our roots and reclaiming the idea of performance poetry being what we are all about. Exciting times ahead! As ever, we delivered loads of amazing work with a brilliant…
S4 E7 | Reece Williams
Reece Williams is a Mancunian poet of Jamaican and Trinidadian heritage whose debut collection ‘This Kind of Black’ was released this year.
S4 E6 | Keith Jarrett
With sharp wit and intelligence, Jarrett is a magnetic performer, and equal parts preacher and poet.
S4 e5 | Zakariye Abdillahi
Young artist, member of Roundhouse Poetry Collective and Hippodrome Origins, Zakariye Abdillahi talks with Yomi about being present and patient within poetry.
S4 e4 | Travis Alabanza
Poet. Performer. Cultural changemaker. In just a few years Travis Alabanza has become one of the most exciting young performance artists in the queer arts scene.
s4 e3 | Salena godden
Salena Godden and Yomi get to grips in an intimate conversation around the duality of the artist – from writing monster to gigging monster, and the solitude of creation against the performance on stage.
s04 e02 | Dean Atta
Filmmaker, poet and writer for all ages, award-winning Dean Atta is also a member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen and a patron of LGBT+ History Month. He encourages writers to lean all the way into topics they love, no matter how small or niche.
s04 e01 | Kareem Parkins Brown
Kareem Parkins Brown joins Yomi and together they share how humour, grief and real life have influenced his writing. Kareem’s work often touches on nostalgia and friendship, with surrealism playing a major role in his existential poetry talk show.
Chaos Menu
I’d love to say my arts practice was forged in fire. It sounds good, doesn’t it?  It makes my arts practice sound tough. It’s not tough (is anyones?) but it is resilient. Â
Ray Vincent-mills
Ray is a poet, performer, (paper)maker and facilitator based in Birmingham. BLACK, trans, queer & grateful Ray writes out of compulsion and opportunity to reframe his experiences in abstract ways.
Molly walker
Molly Walker is a poet, actor and theatre maker from East London. Her passion for storytelling and performance has led her to share her poetry with audiences all across the world.  Her writing uses a comedic lens to explore themes of queerness, class, identity and self-discovery.
Nigeen Dara
Nigeen Dara is an NHS doctor and writer based in the North of England. She is currently working on her debut collection of poetry and prose. Nigeen’s creative work draws on her Kurdish heritage to explore the themes of identity, war, immigration, and womanhood.
Chloe Tenesha Giles
Chloe Tenesha Giles aka TENÉSHAS is a poet and spoken word artist originally from Bristol, based in London, and of Caribbean descent.
Roshni Marath Jairaj
Roshni Marath Jairaj is a writer of prose, prose poetry, and creative non-fiction. Her work explores the everyday rhythms of life, paying attention to the small, fleeting moments that often go unnoticed.
Astrid solace
Astrid Solace is a transgender comedy performance poet from Birmingham. Her work explores the absurd, the queer, & the lies she tells herself and others.
Memory Bhunu
Memory Bhunu is a Zimbabwean born poet and creative raised in the Black Country. Their work is deeply confessional. They began their poetry career in the University of Birmingham’s 2019 winning Unislam team.
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