OPPORTUNITY:INTRODUCING THE BLACK POETS MASTERCLASS SERIES.
Obsidian Foundation is proud to announce the Black Poets Masterclass Series in partnership with Arvon, Royal Society of Literature, The National Poetry Library and The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society.
From May to December 2023, four award-winning poets, Dzifa Benson, Anthony Joseph, Karen McCarthy Woolf and Jason Allen-Paisant will explore four distinct areas of the Black poetry canon, looking at Black writers past and present from Africa, the US, the Caribbean and the UK.
Join us over the course of 8 months for a deep dive into the Black poetry canon, equipping you to explore what a decolonised poetry canon might look like and future-proofing the names of Black poets at risk of being forgotten. The first session with Dzifa Benson on 11 May is FREE!
Any profits from the series will fund a bursary for Black writers to come on an Arvon residential of their choice in 2024.
