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Ope Oduwole
Sep 229 min read
Inside The Wickedest With Caleb Femi
Some artists wear their mind on their sleeve; allowing us to peer into their thoughts and feelings through the art they produce. When you...
Karen Chalamilla
Sep 55 min read
September's Bookshelf
This month's bookshelf has books published this September, and some classics whose impact has stood the test of time. There's some poetry...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Apr 164 min read
In conversation: Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Anastasia Osei-Kuffour writer and director of Love Steps discusses the process of poetry to stage.
Karen Chalamilla
Oct 30, 20237 min read
In Conversation With: Sydney Lowell
Sydney Lowell is becoming. “The poet knows the power of the word,” she says before adding, “it’s the spells we conjure that make up what...
Karen Chalamilla
Apr 28, 20235 min read
Review: 'Rosewater' by Liv Little
The emotional rollercoaster of having to constantly mend the various parts of your life back together becomes increasingly familiar in...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 1, 20234 min read
8 Most Anticipated Reads in March
March 2023 Book List from The Floor Mag. Including To My Sisters, Mandem, When Trying to Return Home, Dazzling, Strictly Friends & Rootless
Hena J. Bryan
Jan 12, 20234 min read
January Digital Cover: Sophia Thakur
Literature continues to shape the world that we live in. It reflects our political, economic and cultural status through the work of...
Theresa Macharia
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Review: Breathing By Numbers
A review of artist and filmmaker Julianknxx's Breathing By Numbers. Held in Brixton House and produced by Tobi Kyeremateng.
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
May 11, 20213 min read
In Conversation With: Koko Brown
After being disheartened by the artistic spaces she found herself in, Koko Brown sought to carve out a space of her own, through the form...
Ope Oduwole
Apr 27, 20216 min read
In Conversation With: Ayo Adepoju (We Plug Good Music)
It’s easy to lose track of achievements as far as time is concerned. For We Plug Good Music Founder, Ayo Adepoju, marking and remembering...
Karen Chalamilla
Jul 23, 20208 min read
In Conversation With: Hena Bryan
Multi-hyphenate and self-proclaimed Bookish Babe, Hena Bryan occupies an interesting space in the book world. With a publishing house...
Tobi Kyeremateng
May 13, 20204 min read
Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott: A Lesson on Black Sisterhood
The first time I heard a Jill Scott track, I remember feeling like I had no business listening to ‘Grown Women Music’. There I was - a...
Maya Williams
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Book Review: Big Feelings
Gigi Bella ranked the tenth woman poet in the world at the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) in 2017, so it is remarkable to witness...
Karen Chalamilla
Feb 6, 20202 min read
2020 Must Reads By Black Women
2020 MUST READS BY BLACK WOMEN
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Madz Brings The Madness
The Floor Magazine Launch A typical yardstick of a good performer is how well they can invigorate a crowd who are somewhat unfamiliar...
Ope Oduwole
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Coded Language: How Dialect Intersects Music
It’s easy to forget London is a multicultural bubble. Big cities across the UK can be described as melting pots of all ethnicities and...
Ope Oduwole
Jul 11, 20192 min read
Review: When will you let yourself see?
Describing her work as a "penned prescription for identity", Oriana Jemide offers remedy through her poetry. The 31-poem compilation...
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