I come from a family of avid readers, and for as long as I can remember there has always been one debate that has yet to find a winner — the Kindle vs the paperback. Younger generations have always been criticized for being addicted to their phones, for being constantly…

I came across a quote the other day by the author of one of my favourite Dystopian novels, The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. He states that “We all have our time machines, don’t we? Those that take us back are memories…And those that carry us forward, are dreams.”¹ …

** Warning: contains a tiny spoiler about May’s Edition of Poems by Post! ** Here at Poems by Post we type out a new poem every month on a typewriter. It’s nice to type out poems every morning! You get in the swing of it, you play some groovy tunes…

Here at Poems by Post we like to think we have curated a fairly relaxed day-to-day environment. With the satisfying clacking of Erika’s typewriter keys filling the office, there isn’t much that we can’t get over in the end. However there is one thing that I just can’t seem to…

The other day I was sat at the back of a very full, very cramped room, watching a person dramatically dragging their guitar across the ceiling to create a piercing, scratchy screech through their long-suffering amplifier. It got me thinking, what the heck am I doing here!? Open mic nights…

Today I was chewing down on my fifth chocolate covered pancake, celebrating the fabulous tradition that is Pancake Day. It got me thinking about my comforts and what I use to look after my mental health. Coming out of the dark rainy months of January and February, I find myself…

Hello helpline? Yes I need help down here, someone is trying to cut funding to the arts again! Supporting artists is hugely important. Art asks questions, teaches lessons, expresses emotions, connects us and helps us grow as individuals and as a society. The arts are what set humans apart from…