A event held at Bristol Old Vic on Sunday 30th April. The event starts at 19:30.
Price: £8/£5
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
BSL Interpreted ✓
Tickets: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/john-agard-and-friends-spoken-word-meets-carnival
On the 60th Anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott, Renaissance One and Lyra Festival present We Liming - an evening of Caribbean poetry and music at Bristol Old Vic, headlined by the legendary John Agard.
The lineup includes calypsonian musician Tobago Crusoe, poet and artist Valda Jackson via her actor daughter Georgia Jackson, as well as Muneera Pilgrim and other local poets. Co-hosted by Dr. Edson Burton and Melanie Abrahams.
We Liming is a party of spoken word, poets, wordsmiths, calypsonians and a house DJ, who invite you to join in and go with the flow. Featuring poets all of Caribbean heritage, the performers carry personal and myriad definitions of what the Windrush Generation and Caribbeanness means to them.
The event will be BSL interpreted.
JOHN AGARD:
John Agard is a poet, playwright and short story writer who grew up in Guyana, where his love of language sparked from listening to cricket commentaries on the radio. He is well-known for his playful style and charismatic performances. Over his long career he has won many prizes, including the Smarties Book Prize, the Queen’s Gold Medal, and the prestigious BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. He is widely studied on the National Curriculum.
In 2022, Agard had 5 new works published. This includes three books for children, When Creature Met Creature, Windrush Child and Follow that Word, also a poetry collection for adults, Border Zone, and his first-ever collection of short stories, Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and Other Stories. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
"His poems are direct and arresting, playful, full of startling imagery, and are hilarious, passionate and erotic as often as they are political - often managing to be all these things at once." Maura Dooley
"The work of a poet with a clear lyric ear and a quirky historical conscience" - Guardian
TOBAGO CRUSOE:
Tobago Crusoe is a calypsonian, composer, musician and a performing artist with over 30 years’ experience. He won the Calypso Crown in 1983 with Don't Cry Now and South Africa. Crusoe is well-regarded for his extempo mastery and ranks with the best in the art form. His compositions are unique and thought-provoking, and he has appeared in the films Paddington and Paddington 2 and the CD of the same name. Crusoe has performed around the world to international audiences, including festivals and events in Madison Square Garden, Turin, Barcelona and Germany. He was awarded with a position in the Sunshine Awards Hall of Fame for his contribution to calypso music (2011).
EDSON BURTON:
Dr Edson Burton is a poet, drama writer, curator and historian. In performance and on the page, Edson combines storytelling with a deep love for the power of words. His work includes commissions for Situations and the Welsh National Opera. Edson has delivered workshops in schools, prisons, churches, and community settings. He is the author of poetry collection Seasoned (2007). Edson was Lyra’s 2022 Festival Poet.
MELANIE ABRAHAMS:
Melanie Abrahams FRSA FRSL is a curator, producer and mentor. She’s founder of the independent literature organisation Renaissance One and artists and organisations she’s worked with include Miami Book Fair, Chris Ofili, The Space, Museum of Modern Art (Finland) and the BBC. She was one of the curators and consultants for the recently unveiled Windrush Monument at London Waterloo. Her latest curated project, This Is Who We Are, is a newly-formed UK-Australian movement of intergenerational and intersectional women of colour artists and is within the British Council’s UK-Australia season.
GEORGIA JACKSON:
Georgia Jackson graduated from Rose Bruford in 2019 with a BA in Acting. She then spent Christmas in Neverland, making her professional debut as Wendy in Peter Pan at Storyhouse, Chester. She subsequently joined the cast of Oliver Twist for Leeds Playhouse and Ramps on the Moon. Since then, Georgia has continued to have a busy and varied career across stage, screen and voiceover, most recently appearing as Stick Lady Love in Freckle’s production of Stick Man at Leeds Playhouse and Victoria Theatre in Singapore.
Presented as part of Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival 2023.
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
BSL Interpreted ✓
Tickets: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/john-agard-and-friends-spoken-word-meets-carnival
On the 60th Anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott, Renaissance One and Lyra Festival present We Liming - an evening of Caribbean poetry and music at Bristol Old Vic, headlined by the legendary John Agard.
The lineup includes calypsonian musician Tobago Crusoe, poet and artist Valda Jackson via her actor daughter Georgia Jackson, as well as Muneera Pilgrim and other local poets. Co-hosted by Dr. Edson Burton and Melanie Abrahams.
We Liming is a party of spoken word, poets, wordsmiths, calypsonians and a house DJ, who invite you to join in and go with the flow. Featuring poets all of Caribbean heritage, the performers carry personal and myriad definitions of what the Windrush Generation and Caribbeanness means to them.
The event will be BSL interpreted.
JOHN AGARD:
John Agard is a poet, playwright and short story writer who grew up in Guyana, where his love of language sparked from listening to cricket commentaries on the radio. He is well-known for his playful style and charismatic performances. Over his long career he has won many prizes, including the Smarties Book Prize, the Queen’s Gold Medal, and the prestigious BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. He is widely studied on the National Curriculum.
In 2022, Agard had 5 new works published. This includes three books for children, When Creature Met Creature, Windrush Child and Follow that Word, also a poetry collection for adults, Border Zone, and his first-ever collection of short stories, Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and Other Stories. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
"His poems are direct and arresting, playful, full of startling imagery, and are hilarious, passionate and erotic as often as they are political - often managing to be all these things at once." Maura Dooley
"The work of a poet with a clear lyric ear and a quirky historical conscience" - Guardian
TOBAGO CRUSOE:
Tobago Crusoe is a calypsonian, composer, musician and a performing artist with over 30 years’ experience. He won the Calypso Crown in 1983 with Don't Cry Now and South Africa. Crusoe is well-regarded for his extempo mastery and ranks with the best in the art form. His compositions are unique and thought-provoking, and he has appeared in the films Paddington and Paddington 2 and the CD of the same name. Crusoe has performed around the world to international audiences, including festivals and events in Madison Square Garden, Turin, Barcelona and Germany. He was awarded with a position in the Sunshine Awards Hall of Fame for his contribution to calypso music (2011).
EDSON BURTON:
Dr Edson Burton is a poet, drama writer, curator and historian. In performance and on the page, Edson combines storytelling with a deep love for the power of words. His work includes commissions for Situations and the Welsh National Opera. Edson has delivered workshops in schools, prisons, churches, and community settings. He is the author of poetry collection Seasoned (2007). Edson was Lyra’s 2022 Festival Poet.
MELANIE ABRAHAMS:
Melanie Abrahams FRSA FRSL is a curator, producer and mentor. She’s founder of the independent literature organisation Renaissance One and artists and organisations she’s worked with include Miami Book Fair, Chris Ofili, The Space, Museum of Modern Art (Finland) and the BBC. She was one of the curators and consultants for the recently unveiled Windrush Monument at London Waterloo. Her latest curated project, This Is Who We Are, is a newly-formed UK-Australian movement of intergenerational and intersectional women of colour artists and is within the British Council’s UK-Australia season.
GEORGIA JACKSON:
Georgia Jackson graduated from Rose Bruford in 2019 with a BA in Acting. She then spent Christmas in Neverland, making her professional debut as Wendy in Peter Pan at Storyhouse, Chester. She subsequently joined the cast of Oliver Twist for Leeds Playhouse and Ramps on the Moon. Since then, Georgia has continued to have a busy and varied career across stage, screen and voiceover, most recently appearing as Stick Lady Love in Freckle’s production of Stick Man at Leeds Playhouse and Victoria Theatre in Singapore.
Presented as part of Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival 2023.
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