There is an elephant in the room. There always has been.

And just as the elephant remembers all the pain it endures, so do we and this pain shapes us.

'I am loyal, he says
'And really my bark is worse than my bite
'Larger than life all of a sudden
'He hobbles off into the distance
'And I could smell him
'Stale smoke
'Alcohol and sweat
'Bitterness, loss, and sadness, a tornado of contradictions
'This is what it's like to be an elephant, I guess
'To live forever
'And to always remember.'

Poem by Siana Bangura. 

Music by Longzijun ('As long as a word remains unspoken')

'Elephant' is the lead poem in the debut collection of poetry by Siana Bangura. Buy 'Elephant' on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Siana-Bangura/dp/0993513107

'Elephant', by Siana Bangura

'He is Painfully Pragmatic', is the latest spoken word piece by writer and spoken word performer, Siana Bangura.

Music by StephSkillie.

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'He is Painfully Pragmatic', by Siana Bangura

Spoken word track by Siana Bangura, reflecting on the #BlackLivesMatter movement and recent death of Sandra Bland, and Sheku Bayoh. 

This track was originally uploaded in August 2015, but has been re-worked, with music added.

Music: Atmosphere, 'The Last To Say'

'Many' is taken from 'Elephant', the debut collection of poetry by Siana Bangura, Buy 'Elephant' on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Siana-Bangura/dp/0993513107

'Many', by Siana Bangura

Live performance of 'Betrayal', by Siana Bangura.

'There's nothing quite like knowing
That there is a person out there in the wild
Who knows your body intimately
And knows all your carefully kept secrets
Even though they don't deserve it...' - Extract of 'Betrayal', from 'Elephant', by Siana Bangura

Music: Julia Vaughan on viola 

Buy 'Elephant' on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Siana-Bangura/dp/0993513107

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'Betrayal', by Siana Bangura

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• Author of ‘Elephant’🐘

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