the polyphony

The Gold Between the Cracks: Creative Health, Reproductive Loss and the Art of Repair

For Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026, Fiona Johnstone, Sofie Layton, Estelle Verdi, Mary Robson and Sumayya Mulla write about a growing programme of collaborative research using creative practice to challenge silence, deepen understanding and transform support around reproductive loss and maternal bereavement.

Creeping Doubt: Living with a Chronic Illness

Rena Alcalay explores the concept of 'bodily doubt' and how living with a chronic illness destabilises our assumptions about quantifiable data.

Welcome to our new Editor in Chief, Jordan McCullough

We are delighted to announce that the new Editor in Chief of The Polyphony is Jordan McCullough.

What is Contragestive Time? Pregnant Uncertainties in Fertility Control

The research team behind the Contragestive Time project explore how alternative forms of fertility control can reshape how we think about contraception and abortion.