Threnodies – Kayo Chingonyi
Axel Kacoutie interviews Kayo Chingonyi at Kayo Chingonyi – Threnodies, an event at Poet in the City’s Poetry and Lyrics Festival
Axel Kacoutie interviews Kayo Chingonyi at Kayo Chingonyi – Threnodies, an event at Poet in the City’s Poetry and Lyrics Festival
Oliver Fallon interviews Jacob Sam-La Rose at Poet in the City’s Basquiat Event
langston-hughes-dreams-deferred-kayo-chingonyi.mp3 The epicentre of Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes’ rhythmic, urgent poetry empowered a generation of new writers, with an aftershock that still reverberates today. His work was full of music and dance, and described the Black American experience over decades. Characterised by narratives of empowerment and a belief in humanity, he celebrated Black identity in…
Pamela Mounter interviews John Fulljames at Poet in the City’s Heartbreakers event
Pamela Mounter inteviews Paapa Essiedu at Poet in the City’s Lorca – Poet in New York event
Oliver Fallon interviews Gemma Weekes at Poet in the City’s Basquiat Event
Imogen Hamilton-Jones interviews Jo Shapcott at Poet in the City’s annual Poetry Breakfast, held to celebrate National Poetry Day