**SOLD OUT** Linton Kwesi Johnson **SOLD OUT**
Friday 14th June
7pm - 10pm
Metronome - Marco Island, Huntingdon St, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
£18/15
Join us to experience recording artist, reggae poet and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson. Born in 1952 in Clarendon, Jamaica, Linton came to London in 1963 and went to Tulse Hill secondary school, joining the Black Panthers whilst there. This prolific artist was the first Black poet to be included in Penguin’s Modern Classics and is renowned for his published works including Voices of the Living and the Dead and Time Come.
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Photo Credit – Fabrice Gagos
Panya Banjoko
A UK based poet and cultural historian Panya Banjoko’s work features in numerous anthologies, exhibitions and museum’s collections. Her debut poetry collection, Some Things (2018) and most recent work (Re)Framing the Archive (2022) are published by Burning Eye Books. Her practice as poet and cultural historian often centres on her personal engagement with museums and galleries for almost three decades, and as the founder of Nottingham Black Archive. Panya received a Doctorate from Nottingham Trent University in 2022 and declined the MBE for her work as a poet in the same year.
panyabanjoko.wordpress.com
A UK based poet and cultural historian Panya Banjoko’s work features in numerous anthologies, exhibitions and museum’s collections. Her debut poetry collection, Some Things (2018) and most recent work (Re)Framing the Archive (2022) are published by Burning Eye Books. Her practice as poet and cultural historian often centres on her personal engagement with museums and galleries for almost three decades, and as the founder of Nottingham Black Archive. Panya received a Doctorate from Nottingham Trent University in 2022 and declined the MBE for her work as a poet in the same year.
panyabanjoko.wordpress.com
Hilario Alves
Hilário Alves is an Angolan-Portuguese poet and founder of FluentinBoth, residing in Nottingham, whose powerful verses intimately reflect the multifaceted challenges he has encountered in life. Through his poetry, Hilário candidly explores the complexities of his identity as a black immigrant, offering a poignant perspective on the struggles and triumphs that come with such a journey. Moreover, his verses delve into the realms of male sensibility and love, providing a unique lens through which readers can navigate the intricacies of human emotion and connection. With each poem, Hilário invites us to contemplate the intersections of race, identity, and love.
Hilário Alves is an Angolan-Portuguese poet and founder of FluentinBoth, residing in Nottingham, whose powerful verses intimately reflect the multifaceted challenges he has encountered in life. Through his poetry, Hilário candidly explores the complexities of his identity as a black immigrant, offering a poignant perspective on the struggles and triumphs that come with such a journey. Moreover, his verses delve into the realms of male sensibility and love, providing a unique lens through which readers can navigate the intricacies of human emotion and connection. With each poem, Hilário invites us to contemplate the intersections of race, identity, and love.
