RICHARD WORTH relishes the fleeting moment and sense of flow of the late, great saxophonist
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Letters From Latin America
LEO BOIX reviews an anthology of creative essays by contemporary Latin American writers and thinkers, as well as poetry by Trinidadian Andre Bagoo
INSPIRATION: Ti Marie, Mimosa pudica (shy) also called sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shameplant
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DENNIS BROE notes the thin, unfunny and apolitical quality of the gruel dished up by the US networks and studios for mass consumption
BARBARA BOSWELL remembers South African poet, storyteller, publisher, editor and activist Diana Ferrus (1953-2026)
HELEN VASSALLO recommends a gripping Argentinian crime story about gender violence and the weaponisation of religion
New releases from Steve Swallow, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, and Ady Johnson
When the ravages of Alzheimer’s leave an elderly woman marooned in painful memories of October 1950, her grandchild comes up with a creative strategy.
New releases from Simone White, Brass Funkeys, and Souad Massi
A MICROCOSM could be defined as a community, a place or a situation encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much more significant. It can also be considered as the small-scale representation of the universe.
Untold Microcosms (Charco Press, £9.99) is an exciting attempt by 10 Latin American contemporary writers to examine artefacts from the Central and South America held in British Museum collections.
The anthology includes creative essays that look at the complex histories of some of these remarkable objects, spanning thousands of years of human history.
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