September 19, 2014
Ilkley Lit Fest 2014
Ilkley Lit Fest 2014: National Tour starts. I am off to America in a few days and when I return it will be Black History Month. My Father & Other Superheroes…
August 28, 2014
Furious Flower 2014
Seeding the Future of African American Poetry The Furious Flower Poetry Center presents its decade-defining conference, September 24–27, 2014, at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Malika Booker, Roger Robinson and myself…
August 27, 2014
Cheltenham Lit Fest
A celebration of The Brunel University African Poetry Prize, with thrilling live performances by this year’s winner, Liyou Libsekal and runner-up, Nick Makoha, chaired by award-winning writer and poet, Bernardine Evaristo Nick and Liyou will…
August 22, 2014
Boston Review
African Poets' Sampler: Slapering Hol Press’s Seven New Generation African Poets, a box set of eight chapbooks edited by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani as part of the Poetry Foundations Poets in…
August 20, 2014
Brent Remembers
Brent Remembers is the London Borough of Brent's contribution to the SCL Digital War Memorial Project. The Libraries, Arts and Heritage team have brought together Brent residents with poets Malika…
July 23, 2014
Late at Tate Britain
Late at Tate Britain presents Spaces Between - a celebration of youth culture through word and sound Curated by Louder Than Words expect an evening of exploratory spoken word and sound inspired…
July 16, 2014
Architects of our Republic
Architects of Our Republic: In 2013 was the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I have a dreamspeech. Architects of Our Republic marked this iconic moment in history with…
July 11, 2014
Literary Crossdressing
Literary Cross-dressing & the Diaspora #AfricaWrites Join me on Sunday 13 July, 13:45 – 14:45 at the British Library Conference Centre for a FREE Panel discussion with poets, performers, playwrights and screenwriters Inua Ellams, Nick…
July 1, 2014
The Spalding Suite
The Spalding Suite: This Thursday The Spalding Suite gives a (work in progress) debut at the Southbank Centre Thu 03 July 7:30pm . A post-show talk will take place in Purcell Room…
June 11, 2014
Fathers’ Story Week
Fathers' Story Week: is an annual celebration of the power of dads' reading with their children. It will next take place on 9 to 15 June 2014 – the week leading…
June 11, 2014
Biosphere Fest
BIOSPHERE is a new spoken word programme for the Festival of Nature 2014, exploring the role of literature in engaging people with nature, and nature in engaging people with literature.…
June 1, 2014
WW1 workshop
World War 1 Poetry workshop: As we approach the 100-year anniversary of the start of the First World War, we would like to invite you to an evening poetry workshop…
May 28, 2014
Love Bites
Love Bites: Hosted by writer and broadcaster Yasmeen Khan. Hear from key speakers including activist and journalist Laurie Penny; playwright Shelley Silas; theatre maker Nick Makoha; social and cultural anthropologist Jean…
May 6, 2014
Spalding Suite Tour
Fuel presents The Spalding Suite Conceived by Inua Ellams - Directed by Benji Reid - Commissioned by Southbank Centre and Contact A new physical theatre show inspired by the UK's basketball sub-culture. Fresh poetry…
April 24, 2014
African Book Review
The African Book Review met with finalists for The Brunel University African Poetry Prize to discuss their poems, inspirations, and hopes for the future of African Poetry. Here’s our interview with Nick Makoha, a poet…
April 11, 2014
BUAPP Prize
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize Shortlist: Now in it’s second year, this year this literary award sponsored by Brunel University is aimed at the "development, celebration and promotion of poetry…
March 3, 2014
Bringing Up Boys
Bringing Up Boys: @Fathersuperhero talking WOWLDN Are there fundamental differences in how we bring up boys and girls and do we have unhelpful preconceived ideas about how children of each gender should behave? Are gender-segregated products…
February 8, 2014
Afro Supa Hero
Special Event: Explore the ‘supa hero and shero’ as cultural protectors, storytellers, mentors and leaders of mythical and alternative lifestyles: archetypes found in exciting and outrageous storylines that are interchangeable…
January 31, 2014
Being A Man Festival
Over this groundbreaking weekend, men of all ages and from many walks of life lead conversations and Q&As on what it means to be a man today. A group of extraordinary…
December 30, 2013
After Eight Lounge
Come and feed your mind and nourish your soul with an evening of poetry and spoken word, hosted by Simon Mole. We are pleased to welcome some of the biggest…
December 27, 2013
Diaspora Writes Back
Poetry evening featuring acclaimed poets Warsan Shire, Nick Makoha, Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Leeto Thale. Introduced and moderated by Bernardine Evaristo MBE (Anglo-Nigerian novelist and founder of the Brunel University…