WANDERING BARD
I feel so depressed when I hear: ‘We have to go back to being English.’ What’s that, for heaven’s sake? Those are just words, they don’t give any meaning
I think this idea of cultural appropriation makes white writers like me be very nervous about representing anyone in their fiction that doesn’t look like them or doesn’t come from
Travelling has given me such a respect for how places and contexts shape communities and vice versa … I think it has given me understanding and it is an influence
I like the idea of leaving work in the landscape … creating something where it has fallen, where the environment has nurtured it, and leaving it there for people to
Being born on the other side of the world doesn’t mean you can’t talk to each other or understand each other … You have to stay curious about other
The effects of travelling and connecting with other kinds of cultures aren’t just reflected in the work … travelling to Kampala was a profound moment for me. Let’s
Writers and artists have the right to tell the stories that aren’t their own … and to write about things they are not familiar with. Fancy a quick trip
I am a better person for living alongside Syrians, Italians, Libyans, Spaniards, Egyptians, Germans, Afghans, Nigerians. And of course I am a better person for having helped other humans in
