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Science Museum Group •

Analogue Camera - Celebrating National Poetry Day 2022

The Science Museum Group is celebrating National Poetry Day for a second year (6 October 2022).

We invited poets to write a piece inspired by the extraordinary, unusual, and beautiful objects in our collection. In response to our invitation, we received 50 outstanding poems, all incredibly creative and also considered, heart-breaking and funny.

You can read our finalists’ poems below. Thanks to everyone who participated this year – it made selecting our final list for publication quite hard.
Totally Wired Magazine •

An interview with Jimkata

Feel-good upbeat electro-rock flows through Jimkata’s Bonfires, released in July of 2021. With influences spanning from 80s new wave and 90/00’s hip hop and electronic, the band create a well-developed sophisticated palate to the ears. Playfully “dancy, melodic and energetic”, the music reflects the nature of the band, as I found out when interviewing them.

Like many other bands, Jimkata started out by covering songs by punk and grunge bands such as Nirvana, NOFX, Rage Against the Machine and P
Heroica draft •

Solo Female Travel — Heroica Women

When I arrived in Budapest on a gentle summer morning, it was still dark. I was on my own; I didn’t speak the language and feared the loud streets of a bustling city. On the walk to my hostel, I stayed on the phone with the guy I had been talking to at the time. Once I’d arrived safely, I went straight to sleep in my six-bed mixed-gender room.

Waking up disoriented, I made sure that all my belongings were still where I left them. Then I locked all the most important ones in my designated locker
Bido Lito! Magazine •

ROSSA MURRAY & THE BLOWIN’ WINDS

Issue 115 of Bido Lito! is out now. Sign up as a member to get the issue delivered to your door.

Much like the royal red of the venue, the atmosphere of The Athenaeum is warm and welcoming. A chandelier frames the stage, casting diffracted light on the audience’s chattering faces, who are catching up on lost time. Most noticeable is the fresh scent which contrasts the customary wild gig smell of spilt beers and sweaty moshpits. Instead, the set-up is more like a live show in a pub – quirky, per
The Quietus •

Reviews | dodie

With a roaring sense of both emotional and musical maturity, dodie has released her debut album Build A Problem, making it clear that there is more to her than just the ukulele-based music of her early EPs. As a constant, there is a static noise throughout the album that feels as though you are listening to it in analogue format. This is interspersed with recorded snippets of dodie’s life: flashes of worldliness, that help you be drawn back into the realisation that she is as human as every one
Totally Wired Magazine •

Looking Back: Made of Bricks

Released in 2007, Made of Bricks by Kate Nash holds a space in my memories like no other album. Unknowingly I have known this album since it came out. Bit by bit and song by song, I have been rediscovering it since starting university.

This album was a commercial success. I still remember watching the ‘Pumpkin Soup’ music video on MTV when I was 7. Transfixed, I would sit on the carpet waiting for it to come on every day. Although at the time it was my personal favourite, it was actually ‘Found
Bits Bobs & Books •

Book Recommendations: 5 Books That Accurately Represent Mental Health

Cat Caie discusses fictional representations of mental health, comprising a list of five books she feels present the subject in a real, positive and healthy way. Cat Caie is a poet and writer for Totally Wired Magazine. Currently based in Liverpool, she cites inspirations such as Ada Limón, Sylvia Plath and Halsey.

As fascinating as I find psychology can be, I find it much easier to digest information about mental health conditions from fictional books. This isn’t always wise as the media can b
Bloom Magazine •

R U Mine? —

Heavy footsteps of a swaggering walk follow the abrupt break in serenity. A sudden movement of the door handle. You can see the smile, the one that never appears on cue yet always seems to be there nowadays. The voice that adds to the smile is low and in tune to the music that’s always on, even when we’re not. The bed makes a scary noise, as though it’s considering giving up the only thing it was made to do. The mattress is pushed back into place, having been dislodged by that daily flop onto it

About Me

I am a bilingual writer and senior library assistant currently based in Cardiff. I am a native English and German speaker, fluent in Spanish and with a limited working level of French and Italian. If you're interested in my work or would like to contact me about work, my socials are available below.