ancoats history • Skendong Poetry

Image generated for Skendong Poetry of a solitary figure sitting beside a Manchester canal at dusk, holding a Helles lager, looking towards the lights of a modern Ancoats wine bar.

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

17 July 2026

Erst: A Poem of Gentrification and New Ancoats

Erst: Between Old and New Ancoats A wry reflection on gentrification, memory…

Image created for Skendong Poetry of a black hooded male drinking Estrella with a notebook and pen on the table at Can Petit, Ancoats, Manchester

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

9 July 2026

Thinking at Can Petit, New Islington

At Can Petit A quiet walk through New Islington reflects on Ancoats'…

A colorful image generated for Skendong Poetry of a man with many cigarettes in his mouth in front of a yellow corner shop.

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

8 July 2026

Cornershop 5: A Gritty Slice of Ancoats Street Life

Cornershop 5 A warm evening walk through Ancoats unfolds into a casual…

New Islington Marina, Manchester, viewed from inside Finders Keepers bar. A Black man's hands type on a phone beside a pint of beer, while outside, diverse passersby and a family of Canada geese gather along the canal.

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

28 June 2026

Inside Finders Keepers, New Islington Marina

Inside Finders Keepers A candid observational poem about sitting in a Manchester…

Three friends with man kissing pug at Cask. Woman with tattoos and a black male on his own drinking beer. Factory background.

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

24 June 2026

Under a Searing Sun at Cask, New Islington Marina

Under the Sun at Cask A candid observational poem capturing a hot…

A black man with a beard sits at a desk in his apartment, writing in a notebook, while looking out the window at a crowd of concert-goers walking by on the street below at night. Skendong Poetry.

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

18 July 2025

Life on either side of gentrified Ancoats, New Islington

Ancoats A sharp reflection on gentrification, inequality and the changing cost of…

From The Cardroom Estate to New Islington

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

27 June 2024

Sanjay’s Shop on The Cardroom Estate, Ancoats

Sanjay's Shop A nostalgic Ancoats poem recalling late-night life on the Cardroom…

A colorful image generated for Skendong Poetry of a man with many cigarettes in his mouth in front of a yellow corner shop.

Creative Writing Prose Short Story Society, Power & Modern Life

21 December 2023

Cornershop 4: Epic: Can’t You Smell Your Batty Bruv?

Cornershop 4 A strange and comic street encounter outside the cornershop, where…

Cheshyre Avenue, Ancoats, Manchester

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry

4 August 2023

Do You Love Riff Raff? Ancoats To New Islington, Manchester

From Ancoats To New Islington This deeply personal historical poem traces the…

A colorful image generated for Skendong Poetry of a man with many cigarettes in his mouth in front of a yellow corner shop.

Creative Writing Prose Short Story Society, Power & Modern Life

16 May 2021

Cornershop 3: Sunday Morning, Guinness & A Headline Surprise

Cornershop 3 A brief pandemic-era encounter in an Ancoats corner shop, where…

A colorful image generated for Skendong Poetry of a man with many cigarettes in his mouth in front of a yellow corner shop.

Creative Writing Prose Short Story Society, Power & Modern Life

31 January 2021

Cornershop 2: Clash of Cultures and Tense Encounter

Cornershop 2 A tense, comic encounter in a corner shop during the…

photo of skyscrapers surrounded with clouds

Poetry Society, Power & Modern Life

28 October 2018

Chronicle of Urban Change in Ancoats

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