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Macaronic Poetry Workshop with Chris McCabe

Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages

,Fountain Room
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Push the boundaries of language in this hands-on macaronic poetry workshop with Chris McCabe, where creative translation unlocks playful, multilingual new writing.

Explore the rich possibilities of macaronic poetry - poetry that blends multiple languages - in this inventive workshop led by poet and editor Chris McCabe. Drawing on examples such as the seven languages in TS Eliot's The Waste Land to the polyphonic river song in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, you'll use creative translation and collage techniques to create your own multilingual piece. Bring a poem of your own or choose from the selection of texts provided and develop an original work.

Chris McCabe is the author of Dreamt by Ghosts and The Triumph of Cancer, and editor of Poems from the Edge of Extinction. His work spans artforms and genres including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama and visual art, with a deep interest in language, hybridity and form.

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Duration: 2h

Event information:
Participants will get the opportunity to share their original works at the Open Mix Poem Share later in the festival. Find out more here.

Multi-buy: £24
Book all 3 workshops on Sat 11 Oct at the same time to unlock a discounted price.

Ticket prices

Standard
£10 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

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Fountain Room

Location
The Fountain Room is located on Level G. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
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