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Poetry Room in Margate
We are delighted to bring Poetry Room to Margate Arts Club this September, featuring two special acts: a live performance extract from Akila Richards’ Mango Ritual show and a guest appearance by poet and visual artist Kareem Parkins-Brown. His work concerns grime, grief and humour. His debut poetry pamphlet Oi You Lot is out now with Little Betty.
Plus DJ Fever2Ray (African Night Fever) and our MC Akila M. Richards.
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Kareem Parkins-Brown
Kareem Parkins-Brown is a writer and visual artist from London. His debut poetry pamphlet was BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Extra Book of the Month. He’s worked with The Greater London Authority, Barbican, Tate Britain, Royal Academy of Arts, Serpentine Gallery, The Poetry School, Poetry Society, The Roundhouse, Southbank Centre, Apples & Snakes, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, as well as community groups and classrooms. Kareem is a proud Barbican Poet Alumnus. He co-led the New Writers Collective and continues to mentor poets of all ages. He won the Roundhouse Slam and was almost Young Poet Laureate for London. Kareem’s happiest when watching Mean Girls or Carlito’s Way. His work concerns surrealism, humour, grief and community. His debut poetry pamphlet Oi You Lot is out now with Little Betty.
Mango Ritual
Inspired by Akila Richard’s ‘Ritual for a Mango’ poetry pamphlet launched in 2024, you are in for a treat. Be immersed in the requiem and rapture in what it means to be human and be enriched with a collective and grander vision. Award-winning poet and writer, Akila’s lyricism is accompanied by Cuban, Afro-Latin singer, songwriter and poet Adriana Lord and British-Congolese singer and multi-instrumentalist Liz Ikamba. Mango Ritual is a live performance of spoken word and music. *Content warning: In some of the poetry, there are mentions of refugee experience, war and conflict. Funded by Arts Council England’s National Lottery-funded Project Grant scheme.
Plus DJ Fever2Ray (African Night Fever) and our MC Akila M. Richards.
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Kareem Parkins-Brown
Kareem Parkins-Brown is a writer and visual artist from London. His debut poetry pamphlet was BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Extra Book of the Month. He’s worked with The Greater London Authority, Barbican, Tate Britain, Royal Academy of Arts, Serpentine Gallery, The Poetry School, Poetry Society, The Roundhouse, Southbank Centre, Apples & Snakes, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, as well as community groups and classrooms. Kareem is a proud Barbican Poet Alumnus. He co-led the New Writers Collective and continues to mentor poets of all ages. He won the Roundhouse Slam and was almost Young Poet Laureate for London. Kareem’s happiest when watching Mean Girls or Carlito’s Way. His work concerns surrealism, humour, grief and community. His debut poetry pamphlet Oi You Lot is out now with Little Betty.
Mango Ritual
Inspired by Akila Richard’s ‘Ritual for a Mango’ poetry pamphlet launched in 2024, you are in for a treat. Be immersed in the requiem and rapture in what it means to be human and be enriched with a collective and grander vision. Award-winning poet and writer, Akila’s lyricism is accompanied by Cuban, Afro-Latin singer, songwriter and poet Adriana Lord and British-Congolese singer and multi-instrumentalist Liz Ikamba. Mango Ritual is a live performance of spoken word and music. *Content warning: In some of the poetry, there are mentions of refugee experience, war and conflict. Funded by Arts Council England’s National Lottery-funded Project Grant scheme.
Sunday 14 September
Margate Arts Club, 276 Northdown Rd, Cliftonville
Margate, Kent CT9 2PT
Sunday 14 September 20257:30pm-9pm (Doors 7pm)
Margate Arts Club, Margate.
Tickets £5/6 advance or £8/10 on the door.
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