Is English We Speaking: A Reading by Jamaica’s Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris (pictured) with special guests John Hegley and Mimi Khalvati, is being hosted by Wasifiri as part of its 30th birthday celebrations. Morris is one of the finest international contemporary poets, and was recently appointed poet laureate of Jamaica. He has also nurtured generations of outstanding Caribbean voices over decades. In London for a rare appearance, Morris will read the incisive poetry that characterises his work, which ranges from the personal to the political, from the local to the universal, and which has come to be seen as some of the best writing to emerge out of the Caribbean in modern times. He will be joined by John Hegley and Mimi Khalvati (pictured), two highly distinctive poets whose work challenges and engages diverse audiences in its choice of subject, language and form.
Date: Monday 13 October
Venue : Conference Centre, British Library, Euston Road, London NW1
Time: 6.30pm
Price: £10.00; £8.00 (over 60s); £7.00
Bookings: To book, click here
Website: www.wasafiri.org