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The Forensic and the Fantastic – at the British Library

The WritersMosaic and the Poetry Translation Centre evening of Latinx poetry with multimedia performances and Afro-Colombian music and dance is an antidote to the recent wave of far-right violence unleashed in Britain. Hosted by writer Amanda Vilanova, poets and musicians explored acts of translation between cultures and across media to bring the living poetry of Latin America to the British Library. Film by Rob Akin.
21st August 2024
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Free Will

Will Harris reads his poem, 'Free Will'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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Half Written Love Letter

Selina Nwulu reads her poem, 'Half Written Love Letter'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Ideas are like rabbits

‘Ideas are like rabbits, you get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you will have a dozen.’

Soundsystem as pedagogy

'You left recalibrated. Heartbeat altered. Shoulders lowered.'

Bad Signal

'All language use can be seen as extending a hand; words and their corresponding meanings are always about relationships'

Minor Black Figures

Making art without looking over your shoulder

The Authenticator

Painful truths hidden in the shadows of history

Hedda

An imperfect description of humanity

Illuminating, in-depth conversations between writers.

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What we leave we carry, The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

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Everyone has an elsewhere

Nine writers explore the elusive emotional truth behind narratives and storytelling.

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Fiction Prescriptions

Bibliotherapy for the head and the heart

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