the87press and Cafe OTO are pleased to announce the launch of an event series entitled: Mushaira. Each evening will embrace the fusion of music, poetry, and performance. Hailing from 17th Century South Asia, Mushairas were spaces where poetry was made, performed, and listened to. They continue today in a multitude of forms. the87press first held their first Mushaira at the ICA in March 2022 and our mutual decision to re-launch that initiative at OTO has come through the continued support our collaboration has received from our wonderful community.
This event will launch Sophie Seita's Lessons of Decal, a series of performances that became lyric essays, and Jo Coward's debut novel Run-Out Groove, a coming of age narrative about music, London, and the dangers of success. Additionally, David Grundy will launch his brilliant collection of poetry, A True Account, as he sadly had to miss our October event due to illness. A True Account is collected seven years of Grundy's poetry into a handsome volume of aesthetic resistance to the bleakness of our contemporary. Grundy's work inherits from Sean Bonney as he inherits from the Black Radical Tradition.
Following our three book launches, Nomakhwezi Becker's fusion of song and lyric will begin our showcase of emergent and established poetry in the UK which focuses on our solidarity with the Global South, the Climate, and our consideration of heritage. We are excited to welcome award winning poets Anthony V. Capildeo and Anthony Joseph for their first 87press readings.
Each poet/performer will read for 15-20 minutes.
Jwarn, our resident DJ, will craft a soundscape that befits your company, turning phrases out of synchronic snares or ensnaring us in a continuum for sociality.
A special guest DJ will close the night.
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