Are you aged 50+ and of Caribbean heritage? Do you have stories about food, gardening, migration, or family traditions that you’d love to share?
Award winning Caribbean poets, Courtney Conrad and Keith Jarrett, will help you shape your personal experiences into poems that will be published in an anthology. This will available in both digital and printed formats and distributed to local libraries and community centres. Participants will receive free copies.
Poetry workshops take place on the following days. Ideally you will attend all or as many sessions as possible:
- Thursday 3 July
- Wednesday 9 July
- Thursday 10 July
- Wednesday 16 July
- Thursday 17 July
- Wednesday 23 July
- Thursday 24 July
- Wednesday 30 July
- Tuesday 5 August
No previous writing experience is needed—just your voice, memories, and curiosity. All sessions are paired with free Caribbean food.
Applications close 1st July. Places are limited, so book soon!
If you have any questions, get in touch with Courtney: [email protected]
Part of the Mouth Mek Fi Nyam Windrush Project, itself part of the Lewisham, Borough of Literature Campaign.
About Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is a London-based poet, fiction writer, and educator known for his work on identity, race, and sexuality. He is a former UK Poetry Slam Champion and International Slam Champion (2014). Jarrett’s poetry has been published in his debut pamphlet I Speak Home (2015) and his full-length collection Selah (2017). He is also a playwright and performer, with his play Safest Spot in Town being featured on BBC Four.
About Courtney Conrad
Courtney Conrad is a Jamaican poet. Her debut pamphlet I Am Evidence is published by Bloodaxe Books. She is a winner of the Eric Gregory Award, Michael Marks Award, Bridport Prize Young Writers Award and Mslexia Women’s Pamphlet Prize. She is currently a Cave Canem fellow and an alumna of The London Library Emerging Writers Programme, Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, Barbican Young Poets, Obsidian Foundation Fellow, Out-Spoken Press Emerging Poets Development Scheme and Roundhouse Poetry Collective.
About Spread the Word
Spread the Word is London’s literature development agency. We have have a national and international reputation for change-making research and developing programmes for writers that have equity and social justice at their heart.
With thanks to the City Bridge Foundation for supporting the CRIPtic x Spread the Word Salon and Connect through Connectivity.