Dreams in Vantablack

In Jennifer Kasiama’s wise I Spy, a young Jenn finds a bottle of skin lightening cream which takes her on a fantastical adventure, exploring colourism and its effect on self-confidence.

In her evocative poem Secondary, Libin Ahmed addresses how anger can get the best of her, but how she can also appropriate its power.

Jesse June-Jack’s moving poem The Trees Sing in Your Place When the Seas Cannot, is an ode to the earth, and a call to action to each of us to do our part to save the planet.

Furqan Mohamed’s vivid poem Bag Lady uses the contents of a young woman's purse to explore being a woman, coming of age, and the power of generational knowledge.

9 year-old Eva Anthony’s engaging poem Advice offers a list of useful and wise directions on how to live a better life.

In his witty poem Astronaut, 12 year-old Cameron James fantasies about what life would be like in space, as he muses about becoming his own inspiration.