PinnedMember-onlyWhere can my other work be found?A collection of my pieces written outside of Medium (Most recent to oldest). Books 19th October 2020 — Portrait of a City on Fire, my debut poetry collection published via Impspired. 17th October 2020 — Poetry featured in Pluviophile: Digital Mental Health Anthology Website/Print Features: 17th January 2023 — Album Review: Five Easy…Writing15 min readWriting15 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAn Interview with: Khalik AllahThe New York photographer/filmmaker discusses spirituality, future plans, meeting Nas and more. Please note: for those who prefer audio, this interview is also on Bandcamp, free of charge: https://reecebeckett.bandcamp.com/track/an-interview-with-khalik-allah I felt it would be a loss to only have this in text, as I have always found Khalik to be…Interview24 min readInterview24 min read
Published in Counter Arts·1 day agoMember-onlyBook Club Review: Ocean Vuong — Time is a MotherSpeaking on my introduction to Vuong, grief, Kendrick Lamar and hope. — I read Time is a Mother in less than ideal circumstances. Usually with poetry, I read it in bed in short chunks as I often get the feeling that I stop taking it in properly after around 10–15 pages. This wasn’t the case at all with Time is a Mother…Book Club7 min readBook Club7 min read
Published in Rainbow Salad·2 days agoMember-onlyOne More NightA poem.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readImage by Lasse Moller, via Unsplash.One More Night----
Published in Counter Arts·4 days agoMember-onlyReview: Homeboy Sandman — 12 Days of Christmas & Dia de Los ReyesMore talk on hip-hop great Homeboy Sandman. I have written a few times over the last year on Homeboy Sandman. His work was sent to me by someone on his PR team who has gradually become a friend, partially thanks to the frequency…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Published in Rainbow Salad·5 days agoMember-onlyWet Paper.7 poems. A door slams outside in the darkness. Someone vomits and drops a glass bottle. It clinks, but doesn’t break. It’s hard enough to sleep when Death keeps calling your name. Still self conscious, You wince at its pronunciation. Each syllable passes your ears like a hornet’s sting. Another…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Rainbow Salad·Jan 26Member-only7amA poem.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readImage by Murray Campbell, via Unsplash.7am----
Published in Move Me Poetry·Jan 26Member-onlyAcross the SkyA poem.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readImage taken and edited by the author, circa 2021.Across the Sky----1
Published in Counter Arts·Jan 23Member-onlyThe Greatest Futuristic FilmsA handful of personal favourites, in accordance with this month’s Counter Arts prompt to look to the future. — Thanks to Sadie Seroxcat for this month’s prompt, which can be read here. Time is a featured theme and a key element to many of my personal favourite films, but I was surprised to find when doing some research ahead of writing this post that only a handful of those…Film8 min readFilm8 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Jan 20Member-onlyAnxiety Is…A poem.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPicture taken and edited by the author.Anxiety Is…----3
