Dauda Ladejobi, Sophie Dumont, Stephen Lightbown, Joanna Nissel, C A Pacey

After a year of profound creative challenges, artists across the UK have been forced to evaluate their craft. Swells is a collection of poems exploring the experiences of 5 poets in the depths of lockdown, set to a soundtrack of ambient soundscapes by Rainmaker. Through meta-creative reflection, the poets use their art to recount moments of inspiration (or lack thereof) and wider visions of the arts sector during the year creativity became ‘non-essential’.