Book Review: Seven New Generation African Poets Mike Puican Tuesday, September 30, 2014 This is a beautifully assembled, boxed set of seven chapbooks by emerging poets relatively new to non-African audiences….
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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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...
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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…
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...
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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…
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...
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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...
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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....
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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…
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...
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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...
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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…
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…
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…
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...
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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...
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