Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesAn Open Letter to Start UpsAspirational sirs and madams, please cease and desist with your requests for free assistance.May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesThere’s blood on La Planche des Belles FillesIt’s Roglic in yellow, by nearly a minute in the bag. Champagne queued for popping, yellow Bianchi in the sag. His team of outright…Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesPoem | Silent PartnerA couple of never-be-winners were down on their luck, They’d done all their dosh at the dish-lickin’ track. A beer-hazy trip to the WC…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesBig Red — Australian BushfiresSummer is under foot again. The soles of Australian’s shoes melt into the tar for a solid six hours a day. This in itself isn’t a concern…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesSimplicity in the wake of 2020Poem: With a fresh perspective, derived off the back of months of isolation, certain feelings bubble their way to the surface.Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesIt was probably naive of me to think the world would change.Poem: It was probably naive of me to think the world would change.Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesGeorge FloydNo benefit, no doubt Another mother’s tears upon the dirt.Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesBlack Squares MatterWhy well-intentioned white people just like me are missing the point.Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesSolidarity doesn’t start with a hashtagOn May 25th, Officer Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis Police killed George Floyd, a black man accused of using a counterfeit $20 note to…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Ben WhitmoreinDiscourse TimesWill the Coronavirus destroy your worker rights?While the world is gripped by the pandemic status of CoVid-19, Coronavirus, it becomes difficult to keep a perspective on more ordinary…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020