With Community Spotlight we like to showcase some the choice cuts from the submissions we receive. While the weekly BAD COLOUR Community feature will highlight a number of artists and creatives work, with Spotlight we also want to take the chance to direct all eyes to one specific piece or work, whether it be particularly poignant, heartfelt or impressive.

Below you will find a poem by Weston Reindl called 'Seven Shots'. Heavily influenced by the loss of his brother, Weston bravely invites us into his heart and asks questions of regret and frustration. The syntax is simple and and the lexicon subdued, but it's honest and possesses an endearing vulnerability.

Opening up about things that greatly impact...

In a sea of gunfingers, abc-style sing-alongs and boasts of extreme violence, Akala's heart, insight and passion cuts through with an impact that long overstays it's welcome. Among peers his social awareness is unparalleled and his skills on the mic are difficult to rival to boot. Akala is a veteran of the UK Hip Hop/Grime scene, yet has always hummed along unassumingly at his own frequency. Bringing together straight-up FIRE wordplay and whole heap of empathy, he's always strived to enlighten as much as entertain. This edition of 'Fire in the Booth' also features a heartfelt spoken-word piece on the history of man's self-destructive nature. If you're not familiar with Akala's work, challenge yourself...