PinnedMember-onlyWhere can my other work be found?A collection of my pieces written outside of Medium (Most recent to oldest). Last edited on: 29th November 2022 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: 30th November…Writing14 min readWriting14 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·3 days agoMember-onlyReview: Beyonce — RenaissanceBeyonce’s latest record pushes to the future by revisiting the past, aided by lavish production and great vocals. Beyonce’s Renaissance is an album I enjoyed in spite of some of its lyrical pitfalls (ones which I would personally apply to RnB and some sub-genres of hip-hop more widely — so…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Published in Counter Arts·6 days agoMember-onlyRanking the Films of Paul SchraderMy favourite currently living director. I do plan to eventually do a retrospective on Schrader, however, time is quite tight at the moment and so I thought it best to rank his work before writing further. I also don’t want to publish much online regarding his career, as his work…Film2 min readFilm2 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Nov 27Member-onlyFather TimeA poem, titled after Kendrick Lamar’s song. It’s been ten years now Since last I saw your face I wonder if I’d recognise it now, Or pass you at our meeting place Unaware. I thought of writing you some letters, All the drafts still in my drawer. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Nov 24Member-onlybilly woods — The Underground Rapper You Need to HearAfter almost 20 years rapping, billy woods remains brutally overlooked. billy woods (intentionally lowercase, similarly to bell hooks and oppositional to MF DOOM) struck me from the very first second I found his work. When I was first delving into hip-hop, I (logically) started with the mainstream classics — Kendrick…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Nov 21Member-onlyWhy UK Music Collective SAULT released 7 records this year.And what this can mean for (truly) independent music. SAULT is a trio of UK musicians — Inflo (multi-instrumentalist), Cleo Sol (vocalist) and Kid Sister (vocalist) — who formed the group in 2019. Since then, in the short three year period, they have released a staggering 11 albums and one…Culture6 min readCulture6 min read
Published in Rainbow Salad·Nov 17Member-onlyRocksA poem. Bitter towards presence, Bitterness towards the present, Flittered wings can’t move Anymore. Achieved the money and pride But still my thoughts of suicide Won’t be lost, won’t hide. The structure itself is broken, Lifestyle made like dam walls, Begging to break, begging to open. Failures beget themselves, My disappointment and anxiety Builds itself a twisted Gambler’s fallacy. I prove my own…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Nov 17Member-onlyReview: CLERKS III is PatheticThe long-awaited sequel barely feels like a functioning film. The original Clerks is what placed, and I think still keeps, Kevin Smith in the spotlight of Hollywood. This is primarily because of that film’s ambition and its attitude towards filmmaking — the idea alone of someone making a film on…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Nov 14Member-onlyReview: Hawk’s Muffin (Krishnendu Kalesh, 2022)Krishnendu Kalesh’s debut feature is confident and assured, even if flawed. I entered into my viewing of director Krishnendu Kalesh’s debut feature Hawk’s Muffin knowing one thing about the film — that the director had (quite intentionally) tried to take an abstract approach to his storytelling, channelling his points regarding…Film5 min readFilm5 min read
