Crossword Creatives
Crossword Creatives
Crossword Creatives
Crossword Lyric, London · spring 2026 · showcase: TMI, The Courtyard Studios, Pitfield Street · Tuesday 9 June 2026
I believe that we live in two atmospheres. One swirls within the four corners of Mother Earth, the other swirls in the four corners of our home. The pieces I co-created during this season of Crossword Creatives were about providing an umbrella when climate change and Black single motherhood present themselves as bad weather in those spaces.
I believe that we live in two atmospheres. One swirls within the four corners of Mother Earth, the other swirls in the four corners of our home. The pieces I co-created during this season of Crossword Creatives were about providing an umbrella when climate change and Black single motherhood present themselves as bad weather in those spaces.
I believe that we live in two atmospheres. One swirls within the four corners of Mother Earth, the other swirls in the four corners of our home. The pieces I co-created during this season of Crossword Creatives were about providing an umbrella when climate change and Black single motherhood present themselves as bad weather in those spaces.
Doomsday
Doomsday
Doomsday
Doomsday is a poem which employs the geography and commutes of London to create a vision of a city undone by the climate crisis. I wanted to feature as many singers as I could manage because climate conversations so often devolve into doomsday prophecy. By surrounding myself with a choir, I tapped into the psychological concept of social buffering, where raising our voices together actively regulates the nervous system and turns isolated fear into communal strength. We know from recent UK surveys that nearly a third of our youth feel totally overwhelmed by the climate crisis, and almost a quarter say they’re too scared to even think about having children. This piece speaks directly to that eco-anxiety. It gives a voice to the young people navigating this city who feel underinformed and terrified about the future of their planet.
Doomsday is a poem which employs the geography and commutes of London to create a vision of a city undone by the climate crisis. I wanted to feature as many singers as I could manage because climate conversations so often devolve into doomsday prophecy. By surrounding myself with a choir, I tapped into the psychological concept of social buffering, where raising our voices together actively regulates the nervous system and turns isolated fear into communal strength. We know from recent UK surveys that nearly a third of our youth feel totally overwhelmed by the climate crisis, and almost a quarter say they’re too scared to even think about having children. This piece speaks directly to that eco-anxiety. It gives a voice to the young people navigating this city who feel underinformed and terrified about the future of their planet.
Doomsday is a poem which employs the geography and commutes of London to create a vision of a city undone by the climate crisis. I wanted to feature as many singers as I could manage because climate conversations so often devolve into doomsday prophecy. By surrounding myself with a choir, I tapped into the psychological concept of social buffering, where raising our voices together actively regulates the nervous system and turns isolated fear into communal strength. We know from recent UK surveys that nearly a third of our youth feel totally overwhelmed by the climate crisis, and almost a quarter say they’re too scared to even think about having children. This piece speaks directly to that eco-anxiety. It gives a voice to the young people navigating this city who feel underinformed and terrified about the future of their planet.
Insomnia Is a Single Mother
Insomnia Is a Single Mother
Insomnia Is a Single Mother
A deep dive into the reality of raising a child alone. In the UK, Census data shows that over half of Black Caribbean families are headed by a single parent. We wanted to tackle the weight of that statistic and the heavy conversations around absentee fathers, transforming those quiet, lonely nighttime struggles into a shared community experience by crafting a treatise on survival and resilience.
A deep dive into the reality of raising a child alone. In the UK, Census data shows that over half of Black Caribbean families are headed by a single parent. We wanted to tackle the weight of that statistic and the heavy conversations around absentee fathers, transforming those quiet, lonely nighttime struggles into a shared community experience by crafting a treatise on survival and resilience.
A deep dive into the reality of raising a child alone. In the UK, Census data shows that over half of Black Caribbean families are headed by a single parent. We wanted to tackle the weight of that statistic and the heavy conversations around absentee fathers, transforming those quiet, lonely nighttime struggles into a shared community experience by crafting a treatise on survival and resilience.
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