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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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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Inject some spontaneity into your lunch break and try your hand at this deceptively tricky, but ultimately thrilling form. With a series of short prompts to get you going, this session is for everyone; from those that naturally gravitate to bite-sized writing, to curious newcomers.
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Celebrate new works and fresh writing talent in this special EWF24 edition of The Wheeler Centre’s much-loved Next Big Thing readings series.
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Enjoy an evening of readings from debut authors and performances that play on the threshold of music and literature.
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