Words of Colour - The Immersive Change Agency

❔What do KL's Brickfields and London's Peckham have in common? Join us on #WorldPoetryDay at our virtual lunchtime salon with artists from our international collaboration Hitting the Pavement with Cocoon Creative Lab. @adrianalah , @makamrani , @rowe.mohammed and @firstsonofsoil will be sharing their explorations into two neighbourhoods in the midst of gentrification: Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Peckham in South London, UK. Expect poetry, photography, zine shorts and sounds of the city! ▶️Tuesday 21st March, 1pm - 2pm on Zoom. Please book via Eventbrite using the link in our bio. #cocooncreativelab #wordsofcolour #internationalliteratureshowcase #brickfields #kualalumpur #malaysia #peckham #london #uk #gentrification #lunchtimelive #event #literature #film #photography #composition #poetry

Wed 18 Jan 📣 1pm - 2pm 📣 Manchester Central Library or online My Words - the exhibition celebrating 250 years of poets of colour in Britain - is the topic of choice for @manchesterhistories first Salon of the year! Join exhibition researcher and @wordsofcolour 's @iamheathermarks , co-curator @melanieabrahamsig of @renaissanceone , and @amorbackwards of @mcrpoetrylibrary as they discuss 250 years of poets in colour in Britain and contemporary poetry in Manchester. My Words is a unique exhibition presenting poets of colour who have changed Britain's poetic landscape - from the 18th and 19th century through to 2016 - and influenced the culture we enjoy today. Registration for the Manchester Histories salon is free - simply follow the link in our bio. #mywords #manchesterhistories #museumofcolour #wordsofcolour #manchesterpoetrylibrary #renaissanceone #poetsofcolour #literature #poetry #history #manchester

“There is pain, yes, but there is also resilience, hope, nobility, and softness. The Underground Railroad is a thoughtful, considered, and arresting piece of visual storytelling.” - Heather Marks reviews @bandrybarry #TheUndergroundRailroad on @AmazonPrimeVideo . Link in our bio! ⬆️⬆️⬆️ #Reviews . . . . . #booksofinstagram #bookreview #booklist #readinglist #iamreading #nowreading #MyBookLife #tbr #booklover #igreads #instaread #poetry #instapoetry #bookstagram #instabook #goodread s #literature #bookist #bookgram #beauty #adulthood #youthculture #playwright #BlackHistory #BarryJenkins

We are excited to be collaborating with @theatrepeckham and its dynamic and talented Artistic Director @suzann.mclean on #TheGreenRoomPlay. She is a great supporter of #literature, champion of young talent and is a pleasure to co-produce with. Book via the link in our bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️ #TheGreenRoomPlay

We're excited that the award-winning #theatredirector Roy Alexander Weise MBE will be directing the staged script in hand performance of #TheGreenRoomPlay on 4th July2021.➡ https://bit.ly/ BookTheGreenRoom The great cast will be revealed this week. . . . . #thegreenroomplay #theatre #theatrepeckham #publishing #alexwheatle #yvvetteedwards #irenosenokojie #royalexanderweise #wordsofcolour #writersofcolour #diversity #inclusion #livestream #performance #whatsonlondon #visitlondon

Irenosen Okojie, co-writer of #TheGreenRoomPlay, is unapologetic that #comedy is used to highlight the unequal pathway for writers of colour - because it will stimulate thought, which is ideal as a 'community-oriented' #writer. 4th July, 6 - 7pm. Book here - https://bit.ly/BookTheGreenRoom Theatre Peckham #TheGreenRoomPlay . . . . . #thegreenroomplay #theatre #theatrepeckham #publishing #alexwheatle #yvvetteedwards #irenosenokojie #royalexanderweise #wordsofcolour #writersofcolour #diversity #inclusion #livestream #performance #whatsonlondon #visitlondon

COMPETITION ALERT 🚨 🚨 👀 Tag a friend for both YOU and YOUR FRIEND to win a copy of Natasha Brown’s Assembly, thanks to the @penguinukbooks . ’Exquisite, daring, utterly captivating. A stunning new writer' - @bernardineevaristo To enter: 1) Like this post 2) Tag one friend - you can comment multiple times, tagging a different friend each time! 3) Follow @wordsofcolour and @penguinukbooks on Instagram A winner will be chosen at random. Good luck! ✨ Competition closes at midnight on 29th June #Assembly T&C: UK only, 16+, giveaway ends 29th June 2021 at midnight. Winner’s address will be shared with Penguin UK Books to send the prize. Each comment with a tag of a friend = one entry. No limit to entries. . . . . . . . #Givaway #Competition #Currentlyread #Instareads #Instabook #Bookstagram #Booksofinstagram #readinglist #nowreading #igreads #booklover #goodreads #literature #bookgram #booklover #bookstagrammer #diaspora

The Green Room streams from @theatrepeckham on Sun 4th July! 💚 A laugh-out-loud romp that peeks behind the curtain of #diversity in UK #publishing, written, produced, and directed by an award-winning team! 📝 Tickets are on a donation basis and are available at via the link in our bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️ #TheGreenRoomPlay

We are very excited to announce that #TheGreenRoomPlay is going to be live streamed from @theatrepeckham Sun 4 July! Award-winning authors @alexwheatle @yvvetteedwards , and @irenosenokojie explore the publishing industry’s ‘diversity’ record in this original comedy-drama directed by Roy Alexander Weise MBE. 'Six nominated authors. One diversity in literature award. A green room full of egos, secrets, disappointments and desperation. Who will reveal their true colours?' A laugh-out-loud comedy, co-produced by Words of Colour's @msjoyfrancis , The Green Room presents a timely and clear-eyed exploration of the publishing industry, and the myriad of obstacles new and established writers of colour face while trying to carve out a career. 🎟️Book via the link in our bio! . . . . . #thegreenroomplay #theatre #theatrepeckham #publishing #alexwheatle #yvvetteedwards #irenosenokojie #royalexanderweise #wordsofcolour #writersofcolour #diversity #inclusion #livestream #performance

#PoeticLicence with poet, essayist and independent researcher @ruffneckrefuge "What the #blacklivesmatter up-swell last summer did for me was it ignited me and helped me understand I was living through something transformative [...] I was reading and re-engaging with poetry that stemmed from various traditions – the Black Arts Movement, the artistic coalitions & movements against apartheid – and was struck by the feeling of being in a similar pivotal moment. [...] I ended up returning to the lineages that have inspired me in the past with a fresh, reinvigorated eye." Watch the full episode via the link in our bio. Poetic Licence is a @wordsofcolour x @evensurvey collaboration. This four-part digital series presents four Black British poets discussing the impact of #COVID19, #GeorgeFloyd and #blacklivesmatter in them as people, artists, and activists. Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode with poet and mental health activist @derekowusuauthor Take part in @evensurvey via the link in our bio and receive a gift voucher in thanks. . . . . . . . . . #evensurvey #history #transformation #poetry #blackartsmovement #SomaliCommunity

'I wish that the humanity people showed for the death of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they could show to regular black people on a daily basis.' @mrmakoha speaks powerfully on the enduring impact GeorgeFloyd, #BLM, and Covid-19 has had on his life and our present times. 📺 Watch now on YouTube, as part of our Poetic Licence collaboration with @evensurvey → Link in bio. 👉🏽Poetic Licence is a four-part digital series featuring Black British poets @toluagbelusi @mrmakoha @ruffneckrefugee and @derekowusuauthor . All episodes will be released this week. 💡EVENS is the first and largest survey of its kind that focuses on the impact of Covid-19 on people of colour and religious minorities in the UK - people who take part in the survey receive a gift voucher as a thank you for their time. ➡️ Link in our bio. . . . . . . . . #evensurvey #poeticlicence#georgefloyd #breonnataylor #blacklivesmatter #covid19 #humanity #mentalhealth

COMING SOON | Poetic Licence, a 4-part digital series, in collab with @evensurvey , on the impact of #covid19 and #blacklivesmatter during a time of crisis. We invited four poets to respond to the impact of Covid-19 and George Floyd's murder on them as black people, artists, fathers, and activists. Filmed over Zoom, Poetic Licence lands next Tuesday, with @toluagbelusi @mrmakoha @ruffneckrefugee and @derekowusuauthor . 👉🏽As black people and artists, how would you describe your experience of Covid-19 and the lockdowns? 👉🏽What has been the most troubling and the most liberating? 👉🏽Nearly a year on from the murder of George Floyd and the global Black Lives Matter protests, what has been the biggest turning point for you? 👉🏽What do you want to see change? Poetic Licence is delivered to you by @wordsofcolour and @evensurvey . Your experience of Covid-19 - as black people, people of colour, travellers and religious minorities in the UK - matters. What has your experience been? . Fill in the @evensurvey . Our experience of Covid matters. Link in bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️ Visit: . . . . . . #PoeticLicence #EVENSurvey #blacklivesmatter #BlackLivesMatterUK #blacklivesstillmatter #GeorgeFloyd @ubeleinitiative @opblackvote @redearthconnect @eyst_wales @codemcr @bemis_scotland @businessinthecommunity @nationalpoetrylibrary @beckyswain88 #wordsofcolour #COVID19 #ToluAgbelusi #NickMakoha #MomtazaMehri #DerekOwusu #poetry #mentalhealth