Shannon May Powell is a poet and artist whose work poses gestures of longing towards new possibilities of gender, sexuality and identity. Their work featured at the EWF, Berlin Feminist Film Festival and NY Art Book Fair. They’re a hot desk fellow at the Wheeler Centre and art director at Blindside gallery. In 2022 they published their poetry book, ‘Can we rest tonight in the amnesia of pleasure,’ with No More Poetry. Much of their work was developed at VARDA residency, California and Pocoapocco residency,Mexico where their poetry practice began mutating into ephemeral mediums of performance art.
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Shannon May Powell
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Thursday 12 September, 6:30PM
Writers’ Salon: Invoking Eros
Join poet, artist and somatic facilitator Shannon May Powell in exploring how pleasure and desire can unfurl on the page to enhance your storytelling.
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Saturday 14 September, 7PM
Body Curious
Join these body-curious artists for a night of performances, devoted to sensorial writing and self-discovery and expression through the body.
Sunday 8 September, 11AM
Beyond the Mainstream
Learn what is involved in self-publishing, the pros and cons of working with a publisher, and what to expect on the road less travelled.
Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
UWRF & EWF: In-Conversation
Join a cross-continental in-conversation reflecting on the evolving role of storytelling in a global context. Witness this exchange of ideas and dreams, as each writer enquires into the other’s diverse creative practice.
Friday 13 September
Morning Pages: Sweaty Palms, Fear in Fiction
What does it feel like to face fear on the page? From embodying emotion, to revisiting the stuff of nightmares, these writers discuss what fear is, and how it can propel one’s writing.
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