Saluting the New Daughters of Africa
Fri 7 Jun 2024 3:30 PM - 9:00 PM
St Bride Foundation, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, EC4Y 8EQ
Description
* Update: Yassmin Abdel-Magied can no longer attend this event - we will be in touch with ticket holders.
Please note both workshops take place between 3:30pm-5pm so it will only be possible to attend one workshop during the day.
WORKSHOP 1: Writing modern feminist African stories with Tolu Agbelusi
Tolu Agbelusi will lead a workshop discussing contemporary African feminism. What do stories that centre African women look like? And what can we learn from literary giants such as Buchi Emecheta and Ama Ata Aidoo? Participants will leave with a refreshed understanding of Black feminist literature and how to centre their stories within this canon.
WORKSHOP 2: Classic stories for contemporary conversations with Patience Agbabi
This workshop will walk participants through adapting classic poems and will be based on her collection ‘Telling tales’ in which she rewrote the Canterbury tales. Participants will learn about the process of rewriting a historic poem and adapting it for modern day through the scope of various perspectives such as race/gender/sexuality.
5:30pm-6:30pm - In conversation – Malika Booker being interviewed by Kat François
Join poetry heavyweights Malika Booker and Kat François for a closet confessions style conversation. They will speak candidly about their respective careers to date, the current state of the creative industry, the opportunities for black women to take up space as well as the nitty gritty of creative living such as finding an agent.
7:30pm-9pm - Panel discussion + poetry showcase, led by Jumoke Fashola
Full details about Saluting the New Daughters of Africa Panel Discussion + Poetry Showcase to be confirmed. Bridget Minamore will be joining the Panel Discussion and a commissioned poem by Billie Meredith and Eileen Gbabgbo will also be shared.
Saluting the New Daughters of Africa is in partnership with Africa Writes.
Funded by City of London Council and Arts Council England.
Location
St Bride Foundation, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, EC4Y 8EQ