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Brexit has polarised the United Kingdom. Will anyone be able to clean up the mess that the politicians have made? What will the future be like for Britain? 'Bollocks to Brexit: an Anthology of Poems and Short Fiction' brings together many poets from the UK and beyond and explores these and related questions.

Black Lives Matter: Poems for a New World presents 107 poems from writers around the world on the theme, "Black Lives Matter." The poems reflect how, around the world, people are rallying against the killing of Black people by the police and against racism, racialised inequality, discrimination, violence and oppression. The anthology encourages the reader to imagine and work towards a world where Black Lives Matter.

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted inequalities that exist in most countries and how these are affecting disadvantaged groups, among them people with precarious immigration status and those who are undocumented. Around the world, campaigners are asking governments to give Settled Status, Indefinite Leave to Remain and humane pathways to citizenship to all in their jurisdictions who need such status. Poetry and Settled Status for All responds to these calls and presents 114 poems and short prose pieces from 97 writers from around the world exploring themes that include lived experience of migration, refugee and undocumented migrant experiences, and the hostile environment. The anthology features contributions from seasoned writers with many publications to their names alongside emerging voices and has been described variously as "powerful", "thought-provoking" and "effective".

Too often, the stories we are told about our history and our place in the world are incomplete, inaccurate, or even fabricated, perpetuating a cycle of prejudice, ignorance and injustice. At the heart of Welcome to Britain: An Anthology of Poems and Short Fiction is recognition that the myths and fictions Britain likes to tell about itself need to be contested and subverted. By providing space for writers to offer - and for readers to encounter - counter-narratives, this anthology, among other things, draws attention to how Britain's history is inextricably linked to the global system of white supremacy, colonialism, slavery, and exploitation that has been in place over the past 500 years. In addition to offering accounts of daily life in Britain, and featuring contributions from emerging and established writers from around the world, the anthology manifests the hope that through the power of poetry and creative writing, we can cultivate empathy and envision and bring about a more just world.

Japa Fire: An Anthology of Poems on African and African Diasporic Migration is the first in a new poetry anthology series, the Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series, exploring themes around African and African diasporic migration and (im)mobility. Taking its name from "The Japa Fire" by Ayo Ayoola-Amale, one of the contributors, each of the 63 poems in the collection has been selected for how it speaks to themes around African and African diasporic migration and (im)mobility and to other poems in the collection, and for the contribution each makes to the conversation taking place around the world on the themes. The collection also explores questions around Blackness, Africanness and African diasporism, and features contributions from Ab ọ́d n Abdul, Nzingha Assata, Ayo Ayoola-Amale, Jo Blackwood, Efua Boadu, Anayo Dioha, Philippa Hatendi-Louiceus, Amanda Holiday, Sello Huma, Nandi Jola, Ilan Kelman, Tifany MarSah, Epiphanie Mukasano, M Sahr Nouwah, Mark Kennedy Nsereko, Collins Chibunna Nwachukwu, Helidah Ogude-Chambert, Omobola Osamor, Adaora Raji, and Laur ne Southe. Organised by Forced Migration and The Arts, CivicLeicester and the migrants' rights collective Regularise, the Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series was inspired by the Africa Migration Report: Linking policy, practice and the welfare of the African migrant (AUC/IOM, 2024).