Decolonial Poetics

Join in a 6-week poetry workshop held at Blick Studios starting January 26. Sessions will be held on Sundays from 5-7 pm GMT (dates and times are listed below).

£30 per person

With a focus on anti-colonial and decolonial poetry, this course will explore how poetry has been used to challenge racism, colonialism, and systems of oppression. Through close reading, discussion, and written explorations, we will develop an understanding of decolonial theories and poetics and how, through poetry, we can decolonize our reading and further our personal practice of decolonization.

Our exploration will focus on contemporary poets writing or being translated into English, working from a decolonial perspective or writing from ongoing colonial experiences and communities impacted by colonial oppression. By centring our exploration on poets who write from this positionality, we’ll build an understanding of the work of poetry in decolonial imaginings.

Each week, I will send out a selection of poems to read and discuss. We will examine the poems' sociopolitical context, the poetic techniques used, and how we can explore the meaning of poetry through our own lived experiences. Participants will be encouraged to explore the techniques and themes discussed through their writing and will be given opportunities to participate in a workshop.

Numbers are limited to allow for a constructive learning environment. Payment reserves your spot. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email from me with more information before our first meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at alanna@seasidebooksni.com.

Blick Studios Address:

65 Great Northern St, Belfast BT9 7FL

Workshop Dates and Times:

January 26 5-7 pm

February 2 5-7 pm

February 9 5-7 pm

February 16 5-7 pm

February 23 5-7 pm

March 2 5-7 pm