Firespitter Sophie Collins partly for fear of political

partly for fear of political persecution and partly to pursue a literary career in Paris

written since 2009

I know sex is good but have you ever tried combining poetry and chocolate

which offer further grounds for contemplation and provide a frame for the poems

with a relevance rendered immediate through Syersak’s skillful translation

Firespitter Sophie Collins partly for fear of politicalJayne Cortez Like the jazz rhythms that inspired and punctuated her practice, Jayne Cortez improvised her way through and across disciplines, bridging poetry and performance with music and the visual arts to create a unique body of work. Consciously rupturing the boundaries between art and politics, Cortezs practice uneasily fits within literary movements of the 20th century, residing everywhere and nowhere between the Black Arts Movement, Surrealism,