The Golden Shovel: Celebrating Gwendolyn Brooks
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Breaking Ground Across Continents – at Birmingham Literature Festival
With JJ Bola, Marcia Douglas and Yovanka Paquete Perdigao Friday 13 October 2017, 19:30-21:00 Studio Theatre, Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street Birmingham B1 2DN...
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Writing the Rhythm – Breaking Ground London
With Marcia Douglas, Joshua Idehen, Anthony Joseph and Olive Senior Saturday 14 October 2017 Tickets £12 / £10 / £8 concessions – book...
Breaking Ground in Finland
Black British Poetry at Afroeurope@s & Fest Afrika Thursday 6 July Join five poets who are currently lighting up British stages for a...
The Golden Shovel
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first African American Pulitzer Prize winner and second African American poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks. At the end...
A Poetry Masterclass: Terrance Hayes and Caleb Femi
How can a poet constantly reinvent their poetic style to move with the times? And how can they explore identity and culture in...
Masterclass with Patricia Smith and Malika Booker
Learn what it takes to write poetry which speaks in an authentic voice. How does a poet recreate their own experiences on the...