Subject to Change

The final in our Subject to Change poetry series, Young Poet Zahrah Sheikh presents her poem 'them & us'

The latest in our Subject to Change poetry series, Young Poet Gabriel Jones presents 'We're chatting in the kitchen about our brains'.

The latest in the Subject to Change poetry series, Young Poet Corey Peterson presents his poem 'White House Banter'. 

The latest in the Subject to Change poetry series, Young Poet Leke Oso Alabi presents his poem 'Harsh'. 

For August’s poem, Bella Cox considers what it means to be both a global and a British citizen at this point in history.

Anita Barton-Williams shares a personal reflection on her heritage in light of the Windrush scandal.

For July’s poem, Annie Hayter reflects on the relationship between sexual abuse and denial, in the wake of recent revelations.

For May’s Poem, Eleanor Penny reflects on the concept of home, exploring the political fractures within her heritage.

This April, Kareem Parkins-Brown shares his poem, ‘Did You Pack Your Own Bags?’, inspired by the Cambridge Analytica files and the nature of privacy.

For March, Laurie Ogden shares her poem, ‘Hunger Strike’, inspired by the treatment of women detained at Yarl’s Wood.

For February, Jeremiah ‘Sugar J.’ Brown shares his poem, ‘I’m Rooting For Everybody Black’, inspired by one of Tobi Kyeremateng’s tweets, ‘I’m rooting for everybody black’.

The first in our Subject to Change series, Katie Hale presents, ‘Honey’, inspired by an incident on 2 January when a Virgin Trains East Coast customer complained on Twitter about a male staff member’s passive aggressive use of the word ‘honey’.