November 24th, 2020, 3-4pm

BYOP

-- Bring Your Own Poem

Moderated by Professor Andy Smith

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This week’s Sociology Café is a little different from previous sessions. Think of it as a kind of ‘open mic’ night. We’re inviting anyone who wants to, to come along and read or share a poem or song that matters to them. It could be something that you’ve found especially helpful in the context of the lockdown or, indeed, at any other time of your life. It could be something that you’ve written yourself, or something by someone else. It could be a formal piece of poetry, or a recording of a song, a rap or a slam performance (if there’s a link to a recording that you can post in the chat, we can play this through screen sharing). And it could be in any language. Of course, there’s no pressure at all to read, share or perform anything. Feel free to just come along and listen if you’d prefer. But do join us if you can as we celebrate the ability of poetry and song, in John Carey’s words, to craft something that lasts and endures from the ‘vast avalanche of language that hurtles past us everyday’.

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