Taking the Mic: Black British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965
Aesthetics, Activisms, Auralities
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK
Friday 18th November 2022
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Keynote Speakers: Jay Bernard FRSL, Berlin and London and Kayo Chingonyi FRSL, Leeds
We are delighted to announce that registration for ‘Taking the Mic: Black British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965’ is now open via Eventbrite.
‘Taking the Mic’ is a conference celebrating and exploring Black British poetry in performance, tracing its aesthetics, activisms, and auralities. Featuring five panels of creative and critical presentations and keynote addresses from Jay Bernard, the 2018 Ted Hughes award and 2020 Young Writer of the Year award winner, and Kayo Chingonyi FRSL poetry editor at Bloomsbury and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, whose most recent collection A Blood Condition was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Costa Poetry Award (in person). The conference is followed by a reception, hosted by Central’s Principal Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE, and an evening of poetry performance curated by Renaissance One and Apples and Snakes.
The conference is a free event with options for remote attendance. Please register by the 7th November 2022.
For more information on the conference, please email takingthemic2022@univie.ac.at or see www.TakingtheMic.net.
