Joelle Taylor: Literary Fireworks

  • Sun 11 Aug 15:15 - 16:15
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Joelle Taylor: Literary Fireworks

Joelle Taylor’s C+nto & Othered Poems won the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry along with the Polari Prize. Her gift for expressing the unsayable in arresting, lyrical language shines in her first novel, The Night Alphabet. It’s a spellbinding tale that roves between space and time, exploring resilience, violence, and women’s stories. Taylor talks about shifting between literary forms with Nyla Ahmad.

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Poetry & Performance
Poetry & Performance

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