Abstract
Taking Audre Lorde’s classic essay, Poetry Is Not A Luxury, as an inspiration, this workshop led by writer and political sociologist Professor Akwugo Emejulu explored how poetry can be a revolutionary practice in which we refuse to accept the brutality of the world and escape into beauty, into community, into other wonders. Poetry is an act of internal reflection and contemplation but also conspiracy, possibility and change.
Starting with a collective reading and discussion of Poetry is Not A Luxury the workshop followed with participants reading their own favourite poems and poems by Black and Women of Colour Feminists and finished with a zine-making session using a prompt by Banu Kapil focusing on refusal, escape and joy.
Participants came from communities across Dundee and students and graduates from DJCAD, St Andrews and Abertay and the University of Sheffield.
The workshop was introduced by Sophia Yadong Hao
Starting with a collective reading and discussion of Poetry is Not A Luxury the workshop followed with participants reading their own favourite poems and poems by Black and Women of Colour Feminists and finished with a zine-making session using a prompt by Banu Kapil focusing on refusal, escape and joy.
Participants came from communities across Dundee and students and graduates from DJCAD, St Andrews and Abertay and the University of Sheffield.
The workshop was introduced by Sophia Yadong Hao
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Type | Sit-in #4 Public Event |
| Media of output | Zine making with Akwugo Emejulu |
| Publisher | Cooper Gallery |
| Place of Publication | DJCAD, Dundee |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2024 |