An evening of Caribbean poetry and music will be taking place to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott. The event at the Bristol Old Vic will be headlined by the poet, playwright and children’s author John Agard, on April 30.
The ‘Spoken word meets Carnival’ event at the Old Vic, presented by Renaissance One, will feature spoken word, a house DJ, calypsonian musician Tobago Crusoe, Georgia Jackson, Muneera Pilgram and Lawrence Hoo. Each artist will explore what their Caribbean heritage means to them in the special event hosted by Edson Burton and Melanie Abrahams.
The Guyana-born writer John Agard, who moved to the UK in 1977, has won multiple awards over the years but is known by many for his poem ‘Half-Caste’, a longstanding feature on the National Curriculum. He will also be reading his book 'Windrush Child' at the SS Great Britain on April 29. Both events are part of the Lyra Bristol Poetry festival, also featuring Sunday Times bestselling writer Hollie McNish and numerous Bristol-based poets and performers, from April 22-May 1.
