The Sugar and Dread Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jeremiah Brown and Gabriel Akamo
A podcast full to the brim of poetic edification and good vibes. Every week the creative duo of Sugar (Jeremiah Brown) and Dread (Gabriel Akamo) bring you a Top 5 and Some Poems. Released every Monday morning it’s the perfect way to start your week.
Happy Re-Birthday to us! Yep! It's Episode 60 and a whole year already since we returned to your eardrums in our current form. As such, we're taking a small trip down Memory Lane as we rank our Top 5 Top 5s from the past year. Also, the world is (finally) re-opening, and things are getting very busy for us individually, and so as per our title, we'll be taking a small hiatus for the time being. It's not all over yet, as before we go, we are going to leave you with Some Poems as usual. And this week, we've got two beautiful pieces by... well, us: Sugar (@SugarJPoet) and Dread (@GabrielAkamo). Peace out, people xx Poems: Robin Hood Flex & An Excuse For My Distance Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
We are back at it again, bringing you a sample of the sweetest of the English language, but occasionally we lamenting our limited linguistic range. That's why this week we talk Top 5 Languages we would love to be able to speak.Then in Some Poems we touch on race, heritage, and perceived identity as we share and try to unpack two poetic jewels by beloved legends, Omar Bynon (@Sherlock_Omez) and Kayo Chingonyi (@KayoChingonyi). Poems: Uncle Reg's Veranda and Normative EthicsFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
What's good? Miss us?(You don't have to answer, we know you did.)We're back (lol) from our very brief hiatus like we never left!We're feeling fresh and bringing you the goods like it's the first catch of the day. This week we're feeling culinary again, so we go pesca- and talk Top 5 Pesci (Fish)(Large up all the vegetarians and vegans, though. We love and rate you too.)Afterwards, as always, we've got Some Poems for you - this time we share some truly beautiful verse by Michael Simms & Jack Underwood (@Jundermilkwood).Poems:Who Will Tell Them? & HappinessFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DREAD!! Back again. Streets is cold. And Dread is another year old. So now: Gird up your loins, dust off your suit, or pop in your earphones and go about your business, because this week we're talking Top 5 Superpowers.Then, as usual, we've got Some Poems for you - this time by the amazing Marilyn Nelson & Mosab Abu Toha (@mosababutoha).Poems:The Floatin Baby & my grandfather and homeFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s another wholesome episode of your favourite podcast. The Spring has officially sprung, and the sun is (slightly more) consistently shining. That’s why this week we’re feeling fresh and ranking out Top 5 Colours.And as always, we’ve got Some Poems - this time bringing you some real powerful ones by Ashanti Anderson (@ashanticreates) & Kara Jackson (@fridahalo).Poems: Self Portrait as Kendrick Lamar, Laughing to the Bank & anthem for my belly after eating too muchFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
“Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name”
Yes. You read that right. And as lovers of lexical prowess, from time to time we like to appreciate lyrical longitude*. And who better to celebrate with than the GOAT with the mask hard name and titanium frame, the supervillain himself: MF DOOM.
While we lost him physically to 2020, this week we’re going in and talking about our Top 5 MF DOOM Tracks.Then, as usual, we’ve got Some brilliant Poems for you by Maurice Riordan and Anita Barto-Williams.
Poems:Laudation& Bun Babylon
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Music by @GabrielPJones .
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY! Today we’re feeling to celebrate in the best way we know how, but first, kick off talking about our Top 5 Mythical Creatures.Then we’ve got a veritable bag of back-to-back bars penned by eight women poets we’re obsessed with right now. No chat, no long ting, just poems upon poems, upon poems, upon poems by: * Momtaza Mehri (@RuffneckRefugee), * Hibaq Osman (@__hibaq), * Theresa Lola (@Theresa_Lola), * Tania Nwachukwu (@tanianwachukwu), * Anita Barton-Williams, * Rachel Long (@rachelnalong), * Mary Jean Chan (@maryjean_chan), * and Victoria Adukwei Bulley (@victoriaadukwei)
We’re also running a giveaway in celebration of IWD. Head to our Twitter for more.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones.
It’s a Family Show. Issa Family Show.I said… it’s a Family Show.
It’s extra fun and excitement this week, so gather round, bring your young ones, and keep your cool, because this week we’re talking Top 5 Trees, because trees are amazing. And as usual, we’ve got Some Poems for you, this time we’re looking at the brilliant works of Omikemi Natacha Bryan (@natachabryan9) and Kayo Chingonyi (@KayoChingonyi).
They say "all is fair in love and war", and if you know us, you'll know that we take our sayings very seriously. That why this week we're fighting about our Top 5 Rom Coms. "How do you choose violence with rom coms?" we hear you ask. Well, that's for you to find out, only on Sugar and Dread. And, as always, we've also got you Some Poems to stir your spirit by two incredible poets. This time, in the forms of Beth Bachmann (@bethbachmann) and Lola Oh (@photoperiodic5) Poems: 'Fragments of Bone and Ice' & 'In the Gallery of the Dead'. Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
If you know you know. Need we say any more?This one goes out to all the peopledem. Whether you're feeling fine or fermented, we got this one goes out to you. Doesn't matter whether you're feeling like sourdough or agege - all are welcome here. That's why this week we've decided to bring you (you guessed it) our Top 5 Breads. We've also got Some Poems by the two truly phenomenal (Nigerian) poets: Caleb Femi (@CalebFemi_)and Inua Ellams (@InuaEllams). Poems: While the Pastor Preached About Hell, His Son Was Texting Girls & Fuck/Weak HugsFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It's that time of year again. No, not that one, the other one. (You know the one).But we're in a Panettoni and outside is (mostly) closed. But fret not: whether you're boo'd up or Locked down, we have you covered. This week, it's Top 5 Things to Do for Valentine’s Day, so whether you're playing Campaign or with company there's something for everyone.On top of saving your love lives, we've got some truly astounding poems for you this week by Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) and Aimee Nezhukumatathil (@aimeenez).Poems: August 9th, 2014 & Red GhazalFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Where are you listening? The car? The bath? Living room? Well as the kitchen is the heart of the house, and the podcast is the heart of your week (yes), this week we chose to discuss our Top 5 Kitchen Utensils. And for Some Poems we present the amazing work of Roger Robinson (@rrobinson72) and Isabella Borgeson (@isaborgeson). Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
This week the boys attempt to have a cool, calm, and collected conversation about their Top 5 Ice Cream Flavours.Then for Some Poems, we share a phenomenal piece by Maxine Scates (@maxinescates) and have our minds blown once again by the work of R. A. Villanueva (@caesura).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
The boys are [properly] back!The Winter SZN has over, the days are getting longer, and the migratory birds are packing their load. So grab a beverage and your earphones, and settle in as we fully and entirely return to our regular programming.Oh, and grab a calendar too, because this week we’re ranking our Top 5 Months of the Year.We also share Some Poems to make your chest tremble and shake up your by powerhouse and repeat offender, Hibaq Osman (@__hibaq) andthe incredible Noor Hindi (@mynrhindi).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
AND THAT’S A WRAP!
We’re now in the middle of January, and so we’ve reached the end of the Winter SZN.
To close out the series, we’ve brought you one of your dearest and people and poets in the person of Bayan Goudarzpour.
This episode, Bayan gives us her Top 5 Book Recommendations, shares a poem of hers, and a poem by Nicole Homer. The boys also reflect on the past year with a poem each and their favourite Top 5 segment of 2020.
Thank you to everyone who’s been with us thus far, and thank you to all our amazing guests for blessing us this winter:Troy Cabida, Antonia Jade King, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Anita Barton-Williams, Clodagh Beresford Dunne, R.A. Villanueva, Theresa Lola, Inua Ellams, Jake Wild Hall, and Amy Acre.
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Music by @GabrielPJones.
Happy New Year! It’s 2021, which means: new decade, new goals, new vibes, but it’s the same old us. It’s still cold, though, so we’re continuing the Winter SZN. Today, as always, we’ve brought you two amazing guest poets, nascent academics, and old friends of the podcast flexing their superpowers: mild-mannered poet by day War Dove by night, Troy Cabida; and returning beyhive archvillain, Sailor, and future PhD, Antonia Jade King. We’ve got them popping off the year with two pop culture rankings in the form of Top 5 Marvel Superheroes and Beyoncé Tracks. They are reading two poems of their own, and sharing gems by Maria Taylor and Morgan Parker. Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones.
WHEW! SZN’s Greetings and a merry Christmas to all who celebrated!If you’re celebrating Kwanzaa, large up you and we hope you’re having a blessed one.Evidently, the festivities aren’t over. It’s Bank Holiday Monday in the UK, and we’re giving you one more reason to celebrate because we’ve got another episode for you this Winter SZN.In today’s episode, we’ve got two phenomenal poets gracing us with their inimitably beautiful poetic (and physical) voices: Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Anita Barton-Williams.They will be talking about their Top 5 Fruits and Sayings from Childhood, reading two incredible poems of their own, and sharing work by Tapiwa Mugabe and Linda Gregg.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones.
SURPRISE! Yes, you are reading this correctly. It’s not a Monday, but here we are. We thought we'd bring you an extra special Christmas Bonus Bumper episode as our gift to your ears and virtual stockings. We’re continuing the festive season with an extra wholesome episode for you from two of the loveliest poets we’ve shared work from this year. We’re very proud to present our incredible award-winning guests: Clodagh Beresford Dunne and R.A. Villanueva. They will be sharing their Top 5 Fairytales and Video Games Consoles, reading two utterly beautiful and fitting poems of theirs, and sharing with us the work of Tess Barry and Solmaz Sharif. Best enjoyed with a hot beverage, a cushion, and a source of heat. Merry Christmas xFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones. Special thanks to William, Emily, Charlotte, and John.
Here we are again with another gem.We did not come to play with the Winter SZN.Last week we started the fire, this week we’re keeping the flame.We’re welcoming the OG duo of The Rap Party, award-winning poets beacons of Nigerian excellence: Former Young People’s Laureate for London Theresa Lola and one-man studio Inua Ellams FRSA & FRSL.They’re talking Top 5 Cartoons and Cinematic Franchises, respectively, and giving us some poems of their own from their latest collections, In Search of Equilibriumand The Actual. They’ll also be sharing two of their favourite poems by Tiana Clark and Terrance Hayes.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Alright. We’re finally here:Welcome to the first special episode of The Sugar and Dread Podcast: Winter SZNThis is where we shake it up a little to shuffle off the cold. But fret not, frost-dusted friends - we’ve still got Top 5s and Some Poems. But we’ve got some amazing guest poets to seize the mic and do the sharing.This week, we’re bursting open the festive episodes with Jake Wild Hall and Amy Acre of Bad Betty Press sharing their Top 5 Biscuits, and some poems of their own and Clare Pollard and Wisława Szymborska.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s Episode 40, folks, and this is where we rest for the year… Almost. We’ve got something brewing for you soon.But before that, following the suggestion of a friend and regular listener, we’re going in again with (mostly) wholesome chat and fun facts as we rank our Top 5 favourite animals.And speaking of favourites, as always, we’re gifting you with another pair of incredible poems: one by our very own Gabriel Akamo (@GabrielAkamo) and another by Maggie MillnerFollow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but who doesn’t like a cheeky Cheerios in the evening? So whatever time of day, grab your bowls, spoons, and milk of choice as we talk Top 5 Cereals. Then we bring you some more nourishment in the form of two brilliant poems by Kathryn Simmonds (@kathrynsimmonds) and Ross Gay (@RossGay18)Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Streets is cold so our bellies affi keep warm that’s why we’re giving you our top winter dishes. We read you some exceptional poetry from Adrienne Su (@adriennesu) and Mary Jean Chan (@maryjean_chan).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
We give you our top book recommendations to get you through the winter. We read you poems from Sharon Olds and Jacob Sam-La Rose (@jsamlarose).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Whether we’re talking PJs in the morning on a Saturday, or a late night Netflix session on auto-play, we've revisited the lot this week to bring you our list of Top 5 Cartoons. Of course, the fun doesn’t end there, because we’ve got more delight in the form of Some Poems by two personal faves of ours: Hibaq Osman (@__hibaq) and Jake Wild Hall (@JakeWildHall).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
What do you do when you’re home alone? This week we give you some of our favourite things to do on our jays. We have two cracking poems this week from our personal faves Phoebe Wagner (@phoebewagnerr) and Amina Jama (@_aminajama).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Black people are responsible for some top top inventions so this week we celebrate that. On top of that we read poems this week from Hanif Abduraqqib (@NifMuhammad) and John Brehm.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
The next gen of consoles is out and so we’re talking games. Add to that some poems fromMalika Booker (@MalikaBooker) and Maurya Simon (@MauryaSimon) for another great week.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Get your popcorn and find your camp because this week we talk about great cinema franchises. We also delve into some great poems from Rachel Long (@rachelnalong) and Ross Gay (@RossGay18).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
This week we were feeling a bit naughty. But not too naughty because this podcast is still wholesome and clean. We have our Top 5 minor curse words and two poems to make you soft-swear in awe from Kevin Prufer (@prufer_kevin) and Keith S. Wilson (@robottomulatto).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s love and good vibes as always but we also get a little bit mean with some of our top spiteful things to wish upon people. Providing the balance and sparkle are some amazing poems, this week from Jackie Kay (@JackieKayPoet) and Caleb Femi (@CalebFemi_).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
We give you another excuse to be a child as we look at our favourite Disney Animated movies. Also we give you some amazing (and heavy) poems this week from Mark Bibbins (@markbibbins) and Roger Robinson (@rrobinson72).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s time for grown men to cry as we think of the saddest deaths in film and tv. We also read some poems from Noname (@noname) and Major Jackson (@Poet_Major).
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The sayings we heard in childhood that shaped us is the theme for this week. We also read some poems from Bob Hicok and José Olivarez (@joseolivarez).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
No dutty stinking stay fresh and clean as we talk soaps and body wash. It’s two special ones in some poems this week from Kayo Chingonyi (@KayoChingonyi) and Danez Smith (@Danez_Smif). Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
Get your mugs out because it’s steaming liquids time as we talk hot beverages. The poems we discuss this week come from Rob Auton (@RobertAuton) and Stanley Plumly. Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
Dry your eyes and get ready to eat your vegetables because this week it’s time to pick a favourite. We have some remarkable poems from Clodagh Beresford Dunne (@cberesforddunne) and Christian Wiman. Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
Get in formation because it’s best Beyoncé songs time. Some poems this week come from Ollie O’Neill (olliecmoneill) and W.Todd Kaneko (@ToddKaneko). Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter. Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s all about the biscuits this week because who doesn’t like a good biscuit? Some poems come from Assumpta Vitcu (@assumpta_v) and Aimee Nezhukumatathil (@aimeenez).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Marvel over DC for the guys so their superhero discussion is a marvel. Some poems this week come from Karisma Price (@itsKayPrice) and Natasha Trethewey (@NTrethewey).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Lockdown has been easing and so Sugar and Dread get into their top things to do post Rona. They also share some poems from Victoria Chang (@VChangPoet) and Gboyega Odubanjo (@OdubanjoGobyega).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s time to crown the greatest chocolate in the world according to Sugar and Dread. For some poems they dive into one of their favourite poems ever from Omar Bynon (@Sherlock_Omez) and an incredible ghazal from Kyle Dargan (@Free_KGD).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
The boys are absolutely impartial as they talk about the best boroughs of London. This week's poems are spirit shifters from Anita Barton-Williams (@anitabartonwilliams) and Jamila Woods (@jamilawoods).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Get that dip on yo chip because this week the boys talk condiments. Also this week some poems from some of the best poets alive and writing in Aja Monet (@aja_monet) and Safia Elhillo (@mafiasafia).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
We all need our five a day so this week Sugar and Dread give you their top fruits. Also we get some poems from Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet) and Raymond Antrobus (@RaymondAntrobus).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
There’s a lot of real life villains in the world but this week Sugar and Dread pick their favourite villains from television. It’s not all villainous though because there’s a little love going around in some poems this week featuring Willie Perdomo (@WilliePerdomo) and Ocean Vuong.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
It’s a bumper episode this week as the boys mix it up a bit. They rank their favourite Harry Potter characters for this week's top 5 and then give you BARE poems. Sugar and Dread read some poems from Ashanti Anderson (@ashanticreates), Gboyega Odubanjo (@OdubanjoGboyega), Belinda Zhawi (@mamoyobornfree), Malika Booker (@Malikabooker), Kayo Chingonyi (@KayoChingonyi) and Inua Ellams (@InuaEllams) as well as poems from themselves!Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
A good crisp is essential to a balanced diet and this week Sugar and Dread declare which crisp is king. Some poems come from Hieu Minh Nguyen (@HieuMinh) and R.A. Villanueva (@caesura).Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Dread gets into his feelings reminiscing on things that are frankly rather odd. Or maybe it was all a dream because this week the boys are talking fairy tales before jumping into some poems by A.M. Juster and Samantha Thornhill.Follow @SugarAndDread on Twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Don’t let the demon of ashiness hold your life in bondage. This week Sugar and Dread talk creams and lotions as well as bringing you poems from Frieda Hughes and Troy Cabida (@troycabida).
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Music by @GabrielPJones
Did you know that water isn’t a beverage? Sugar and Dread do now. Along with elite educational content this week's episode brings you poems from Nick Lantz and Patrick Rosal (@patrickrosal).
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Ali said he’s the greatest, now Sugar and Dread decide who’s the greatest of their generation. We likkle but we tallawah! The poems this week come from Khaty Xiong and Patrick Rosal (@patrickrosal). Oh and At the Speed of Dark / Gabriel Àkámọ́ is out, go get that.
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This week the poets turn into pizza connoisseurs and give you their favourite pizza toppings. They get into some poems from Russell Edson and Lorraine Mariner (@lorrainemariner). Taxis, school rooms, surrealism and Chip, Sugar and Dread have it all for you this week.
Again go Cop At the Speed of Dark / Gabriel Àkámọ́
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The Sugar and Dread Podcast - Episode 7: The RETURNAfter two years the boys are back! Sugar and Dread discuss their favourite albums from the past decade and read poems from Jennifer Chang and Hanif Abudraqqib (@NifMuhammad). Oh and Dread is releasing his debut pamphlet on Bad Betty Press! Go Cop At the Speed of Dark / Gabriel Àkámọ́Follow @SugarAndDread on twitter.Music by @GabrielPJones
Dread is sick, which basically means he does deep deep sexy voice for the entire episode. We’ve evaluated life after #NaPoWriMo and are back with a fortnightly podcast for lovers of good vibes and poetry. We talk about where we want to go on holiday, go on conversational tangents and talk about our own personal writing. We read poetry, our own and basically as much as we can from The BreakBeat Poets anthologies Volumes 1 & 2 (@breakbeatpoets). This episode has poems from Roger Bonair-Agard (@rogerbonair), and #BlackGirlMagic is alive with poetry from Jamila Woods (@jamilawoods) and Brittany Rogers (@intRHOdeucingMe). A Change Is Gonna Come: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/barbican-young-poets-a-change-is-gonna-comeLikkle Rum With Grandma: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2018/last-word-2018-/likkle-rum-with-grandma/Hard Parts 3.0: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/247856Jeremiah ‘SugarJ’ Brown: Twitter: @SugarJPoet Instagram: @SugarJPoet Gabriel ‘Dread’ Akamo: Twitter: @GabrielAkamo Instagram: @gabrielpoiesis
And it’s over! #NaPoWriMo is over and we close out the month with special guest Antonia King (@antoniaking). We talk about NaPo and what we’ve learnt from it this year, share our poems and read poetry from Warsan Shire (@warsan_shire). Jeremiah ‘SugarJ’ Brown: Twitter: @SugarJPoet Instagram: @SugarJPoet Gabriel Akamo: Twitter: @GabrielAkamo Instagram: @gabrielpoiesis
We lovers not fighters, but public transport brings out the bad in us. This week we talk Kanye’s best songs (we recorded before he got his hat signed), the struggles of writing for more than one thing, of course #NaPoWriMo and we read poetry from Kaveh Akbar (@KavehAkbar).
Jeremiah ‘SugarJ’ Brown:
Twitter: @SugarJPoet
Instagram: @SugarJPoet
Gabriel Akamo:
Twitter: @GabrielAkamo
Instagram: @gabrielpoiesis
We have no children, we are just children of God chatting poetry. This week we talk greatest tv deaths, more #NaPoWriMo struggles, with poetry from Jacob Sam-La Rose (@jsamlarose) and Kei Miller (@keimiller).
Jeremiah ‘SugarJ’ Brown:
Twitter: @SugarJPoet
Instagram: @SugarJPoet
Gabriel Akamo:
Twitter: @GabrielAkamo
Instagram: @gabrielpoiesis
You two favourite unserious sexy voiced poets are back. This time round we’re talking film and tv romances, #NaPoWriMo struggles, reading poetry from Anne Sexton, Ruth Sutoyé (@RuthSutoye), Jake Wild Hall (@JakeWildHall) and Gabriel Jones (@GabrielPJones).
It’s the first one! We talk iconic intro music, #NaPoWriMo, are blown away by poems from Safia Elhillo (@mafiasafia) and Theresa Lola (@Theresa_Lola) as well as being generally excited by NaPo poems, shouts out @ogdenlaurie @toluagbelusi and @gabrielpjones.
Safia Elhillo event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/breakbeat-poetry-with-safia-elhillo-nick-makoha-and-kevin-coval-in-trafalgar-square-tickets-44402513112
Heaux Noire event: https://www.bac.org.uk/content/44906/whats_on/whats_on/shows/heaux_noire_performance_and_open_mic
Jeremiah ‘SugarJ’ Brown:
Twitter: @SugarJPoet
Instagram: @SugarJPoet
Gabriel Akamo:
Twitter: @GabrielAkamo
Instagram: @gabrielpoiesis