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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/liverpool-philharmonic-wowfest-a
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SUMMARY:Liverpool Philharmonic: Liverpool Philharmonic: WowFest: an Evening
  with Jackie Kay
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nAN EVENING WITH JACKIE KAY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMay Day
 \, the much-anticipated new poetry collection from Jackie Kay\, one of th
 e UK’s best loved poets\, casts an eye over decades of political activis
 m: the international solidarity of the Glasgow of Jackie’s childhood\; h
 er parents’ Socialist campaigns\; the feminist\, LGBT+ and anti-racist m
 ovements of the 80s and 90s\, and the global pandemic and urgency of Black
  Lives Matter. Join Jackie Kay for an unmissable evening as she delves bel
 ow the surface of received narratives and brings to life a cast of influen
 tial figures: Fanny Eaton\, Paul Robeson\, Angela Davis and Audre Lorde. W
 oven throughout are a suite of lyric poems concerning the recent losses of
  Kay’s parents: poems of grief and profound change that are infused with
  the light of love and celebration. \n\n‘Kay’s strength as a poet has
  always been her clear\, plain style\, and its fearless spoken poignancy
 ’. – Daily Telegraph \n\nJackie Kay\, born in Edinburgh\, is an awar
 d-winning poet\, novelist and short story writer\, acclaimed for her work 
 for adults and children. She won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her novel
  Trumpet\, the Somerset Maugham Award in 1994 and the Scottish Mortga
 ge Investment Trust Book of the Year Award in 2011. From 2016 to 2021\, J
 ackie Kay was the Makar\, the poet laureate of Scotland\, and was Cha
 ncellor of the University of Salford between 2015 and 2022.  \n\nJack
 ie has published three collections of stories with Picador: Why Don’t Y
 ou Stop Talking\, Wish I Was Here\, and Reality\, Reality\; two poetry co
 llections\, Fiere and Bantam\; and her memoir\, Red Dust Road. She lives
  in Manchester and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of S
 alford.\n\nFriday 24th May\, 7.30pm   \n\nPhilharmonic Music Room\, Su
 gnall St\, Liverpool L1 9BP  \n\n£11\n\nTickets for this event include 
 a £1 venue restoration levy\, included in the ticket price. This fee supp
 orts building investment at the Grade II-listed Liverpool Philharmonic Hal
 l.\n\n*These are difficult times. We know some people may struggle to affo
 rd full price tickets. If you would like to attend this event but can’t 
 afford to\, please contact info@writingonthewall.org.uk. All queries wil
 l be treated in confidence.   \n\nIf you would like to purchase a gif
 ted ticket for someone who can’t afford it\, please buy directly from th
 e event page and we will offer your ticket out.    \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEV
 ENT DETAILS\nDate: May 24\, 2024\nTime: 7:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n 	BUY TICKETS
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