Poetry
Two Gardens
By Richard Williams How many mornings slid one into another, under the pergola of a lockdown garden, a mug of black coffee as shadows swung by, waiting for the page to turn. A book [… read more ]
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Culture
Portsmouth BookFest 2020: ‘An Evening of Poetry’
To celebrate this year’s Portsmouth BookFest 2020, S&C Contributor Amanda Garrie writes about her experience of going to one of the events, ‘An Evening of Poetry’. T’Articulation took themselves to 113 Art House Coffee on Monday 17th [… read more ]
Editorials
GE2019: Subject: Why I’ll Think About Albania and North Macedonia When I Vote
Local writer Richard Williams explains how he decided who to vote for in this election, and how lying politicians are undermining our democracy. It’s easy to forget amongst the noise of an election campaign that [… read more ]
Reviews
Richard Williams’ Landings: A New Poetic Map of Portsmouth
Landings, the new poetry collection by local writer and S&C regular Richard Williams, focuses on Portsmouth daily life and the memories that shape a city. Georgina Monk tells us more. Many of the poems in [… read more ]
Poetry
Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Richard Williams
S&C regular and admired local poet Richard Williams will be launching his new collection, Landings, at the Square Tower, Old Portsmouth on Thursday 20th September at 7.30pm. S&C poetry editor and Ted Hughes Prize winner [… read more ]
Politics
Election ’17: Penny Mordaunt’s Turkish Tall Story
Poet and photographer Richard Williams is not a member of any political party and has no axe to grind. However, he would like our politicians to act with integrity and to know what they are [… read more ]
Poetry
STAR POems: On the Success or Otherwise of Disposable Barbecues
Not like that time at West Wittering, a gaggle of teenage girls, enough matches to model a battleship. Each sparked a flicker of yellow soon extinguished; a barbecue that wouldn’t burn. Eventually we got it [… read more ]
Social Issues
Scamming a Scammer: An Epistolary Story Part II
Most of us ignore those shady emails offering us dubious investment opportunities in far-flung lands. But not the Portsmouth poet Richard Williams, who returns with part two of a decidely dastardly series. December 17th Dear [… read more ]
Social Issues
Scamming a Scammer: An Epistolary Story Part I
Most of us ignore those shady emails offering us dubious investment opportunities in far-flung lands. But not the Portsmouth poet Richard Williams. December 2nd 2015 Dear Friend, I am the first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, [… read more ]
Culture
Picks of 2015 – Pompey Cultcha
This week we’re revisiting some of our best pieces from 2015. Today a handpicked selection of some of our finest fiction, poetry and culture pieces. William Sutton – The Crème of Local Writing “I recommend seeking [… read more ]