Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy? – Linton Wesley Stephens
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Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy? – Linton Wesley Stephens

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deconstructingempire-219-_lintonwesleystephens.mp3 Linton Wesley Stephens was born in Chester and grew up on the Wirral. He began playing the Bassoon at the age of 16. He is the sub-principal bassoon with Chineke! Orchestra with whom he has performed at the proms and Wigmore hall. He also enjoys varied freelance career. Recent appearances include BBC Philharmonic, Hallé…

Hidden by Clouds – Gerður Kristný
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Hidden by Clouds – Gerður Kristný

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A tribute to all women murdered by violent men, Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný presents Drápa, a story of modern-day Nordic crime reimagined through Old Viking Skaldic verse, musically accompanied by members of ALDAorchestra. On a frozen January day in Reykjavik, 1988, 26-year-old Gréta Birgisdóttir was strangled to death by her husband Bragi Ólafsson. Ten years on,…

Moonwhile – Keisha Thompson
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Moonwhile – Keisha Thompson

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poetrylyricsfestival-219-moonwhile-keishathompson.mp3 Ricocheting between themes of love, masculinity, forgiveness and cultural displacement, poet Keisha Thompson’s Moonwhile is a vividly imagined Afrofuturistic performance that ripples with looped sound and sweeping waves of Neo-Soul. Exploring the complex world of her relationship with her socially withdrawn father, Moonwhile deconstructs the impact of mental health on family dynamic, particularly within…

Rumi: The Universe in Ecstatic Motion – Sukina Pilgrim
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Rumi: The Universe in Ecstatic Motion – Sukina Pilgrim

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Poet in the City · Interview with Sukina Pilgrim at Poet in the City’s Rumi – The Universe in Motion event Sukina Pilgrim is a Spoken-Word and Hip-Hop artist, Workshop Facilitator and Event Organiser. She makes up one half of the Muslim female Hip Hop duo, Poetic Pilgrimage and has performed across the UK, Europe,…

Baudelaire: Botanist of the Sidewalk – Professor Helen Abbott
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Baudelaire: Botanist of the Sidewalk – Professor Helen Abbott

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Poet in the City · Interview with Professor Helen Abbott at Baudelaire – Botanist of the Sidewalk As Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham, Helen Abbott specialises in nineteenth-century French poetry and music. Her research explores ways of writing about word-music relationships in poetic language, in critical theories, and using digital methodologies. Her…

Langston Hughes: Dreams Deferred – Kayo Chingonyi
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Langston Hughes: Dreams Deferred – Kayo Chingonyi

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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…