Be Good
Be Good Be a reader, be a writerBe a gentle justice fighterBe a poet, win a prizeLook around, believe your eyesBe the one who listened and the one who understoodBe Good. Teach your kids equality and be an altruistBe the
Today’s headlines (12/1/26)
A villanelle about the two titles that the BBC selected on 12 January to lead its round-up of newspaper headlines Today’s headlines ‘Protester death toll soars’Tehran’s tyrants standing stern‘EU demands “Farage clause”’ Body counters tally scoresBut still the fires of
Blaze 1983-85
Read Blaze online As a teenager in the 1980s, Janine produced a fanzine named Blaze. The full five issues have now been digitised and posted online as part of the collection of zines that can be found in the RILM’s
Sussex tour: Red Rhymes and Class Lines
Henry Normal, Janine Booth and Attila the Stockbroker take left-wing verse on a tour of Sussex by the sea Various Sussex venues host a trio of verso versifiers, with guests at each gig. Each event will include a plethora of
Martin Dean … Legend
Below is a very special guest poem saying farewell to Martin Dean, written by his great friend and comrade John Stewart. When we got RMT’s disabled members’ section set up nearly ten years ago, Martin soon got involved. He was
23 bookshops where you can buy Class Lines and Red Rhymes
Here is a list of discerning, top-quality, real-life bookshops where you can buy Class Lines and Red Rhymes:
ADHD: Remove the barriers!
This article, along with this one, appeared in Solidarity issue 756. ADHD: Remove the barriers! By Janine Booth and Liz Yeates The ADHD Taskforce Report has now been published in full. If the government implements its recommendations, the lives of
Class Lines and Red Rhymes in London
The Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Road, London, United KingdomAn evening of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes. The new poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes features 25 left-wing poems from old names and new, with striking illustrations throughout. ... Read More
Shoreham: Outspoken Words
Duke of Wellington 368 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, United KingdomThe Class Lines and Red Rhymes juggernaut arrives in Shoreham-by-Sea, in Sussex, taking over the seaside town's regular poetry night, Outspoken Words.
Seaford: Class Lines and Red Rhymes
The Wellington 33 Steyne Road, Seaford, East Sussex, United KingdomAn evening of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes.
Newtown Neurotics, Class Lines and Red Rhymes in Brighton
Prince Albert 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, United KingdomHarlow's finest, the Newtown Neurotics, reunited with their 80s gigging companion Attila the Stockbroker, Radio 4 legend Henry Normal and the fiery Janine Booth for an afternoon of powerful poetry and passionate punk at the pulsating Prince Albert! Henry, Janine ... Read More