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I haven’t posted a stargazing poem in a while and since this is all I could think about whilst stargazing today, I thought I’d give this to you. We shouldn’t be living in a time when people think it’s okay to harm children anywhere in the world based on where they’re born, the colour of their skin. The idea that some children don’t deserve to become adults and don’t deserve food, water, shelter, safety is not meant to be a subject of debate. | Nikita Gill

💛✨ A joy to speak to the lovely Nikita Gill last week – poet, playwright, and all-round inspiring human being. She talked to us about the potential of poetry, the inquisitive minds of children, the stories of the Panchatantra, and how the Book Festival brings people together… (Ps. If you want to hear more from @nikita_gill, watch back our ‘Poets for Peace’ event online where she chats with Joseph Coelho, Jackie Kay, Simon Lamb, and Nadine Aisha Jassat. Just search ‘poets for peace’ on our websi

More from the late night poetry series because this is what I do when I can’t sleep apparently. This poem was brought to you by the amount of “almost forgot this was the whole point” videos that have been on my feed lately. | Nikita Gill

Announcing the birth of WILD EMBERS: Poems of rebellion, fire and beauty! It will also be available in the United States from Hachette Books Pre-order in the UK here: hyperurl.co/WildEmbers, Order now in the US here: https://goo.gl/DpT1Vi | Nikita Gill