Caribbean Nights: Poetry
Date: Thursday 18th April
Venue: Watershed (Cinema 3)
Time: 20:00- 22:00 (please note: this was previously listed as a 19:30 start)
Tickets: £8.50/5
Come and watch Caribbean Nights: Poetry which, even now, feels fresh in its insights. Afterwards, poet and editor Rishi Dastidar, 2023 TS Eliot Prize winner Anthony Joseph and Louisa Adjoa Parker will talk to noted Bristol academic Madhu Krishnan about the vital need for diverse poetry in our everyday lives, before Helen Thomas reads a new poem inspired by the film.
Book Launch: Secret Poetics (no event link, just turn up)
Date: Thursday 18th April
Venue: Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building
Time: 18:00-19:00
Rebecca Kosick will be reading from and talking about her new book, Secret Poetics. The first English-language translation of the “secret” poetry of Hélio Oiticica uncovers a crucial chapter in the development of one of Brazil’s most significant twentieth-century artists.
Page Against the Machine: Poetry and AI
Date: Saturday 20th April
Venue: Watershed (W3)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30pm
Tickets: Free
Come along to this fascinating and interactive panel and performance at Watershed to confront the key ethical, creative and human dilemmas of the future of poetry and art with the development of AI. A collaboration with the Brigstow Institute.
