Presented by Word! and Renaissance One

This creative session facilitated by curator and speaker Melanie Abrahams and supported by writers and performers/facilitators Michael Brome and Lydia Towsey will support participants to develop their speaking and writing skills and focus on the importance and the value of using literature and voice, for change and for progress. We will look at the practices of writers and artists of Caribbean and British-Caribbean communities within the legacy of Black History Month – particularly the late Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze who was a local fixture and treasured by many communities around the world – to explore the ways that we can learn and benefit from approaches and models that can become part of our creative process.

The session is suitable for early to mid-career writers, poets and artists who are using writing and speaking in their practice. Featured as an accompanying prelude to the evening performance and showcase featuring Grace Nichols and guests, we particularly welcome participants of Caribbean heritage and other Black, global majority and intersectional backgrounds. Developed as a partnership between WORD! and Renaissance One.