The Kingston Camarade - Kingston University Town House

 

Matthew Sokulsky and Cameron Wade

Writers Kingston event #82 :
The Kingston Camarade

November 21st 2024 - Kingston University Town House 

Brand new performative and literary collaborations, made for the night. The Camarade is a dynamic event model, asking pairs of poets, writers, artists and other creative practises to come together and explore the potential of collective innovation and playful experiment. This time staff from Kingston University, students and alumni, from a wide range of backgrounds and specialities, present their new collaborative live works with colleagues and other invited performers. 

Harper Stringer and Tye Rajapura 

Featuring Martin Dines and Nicola Field / Cameron Wade and Matthew Sokulsky / Caitlin Nugent and Bella Weerasinghe / Safia Kamel and Marcia Knight Latter / Oscar Rodriguez and Sinnead Singson / Eleanor Wilders and Danica Ignacio / Harper Stringer and Tye Rajapura / Lily Ferret and Zara Auckbaraullee / Nick Foxton / Steven J. Fowler.

Nick Foxton

Nick Foxton is lecturer at Kingston University where he teaches a final year special study in 'Environment and Literature'.

Nicola Field and Martin Dines

Martin Dines is a lecturer in English Literature at Kingston University. His research interests are focused on two areas: the place of the suburbs in Anglo-American writing; and gay and lesbian culture and politics, and particularly, the interconnections between national identity, space and sexuality. 

Nicola Field is a writer, researcher, artist and socialist activist who has lived in south London for 30 years. Her creative, political and arts writing have been published widely and her book Over the Rainbow is published by Dog Horn Publishing. Her painting, drawing, ceramics and video have been exhibited at spaces across London including the BFI Southbank and the V&A.

Steven J. Fowler

Steven J. Fowler or SJ Fowler (born 1983) is a contemporary English poet, writer and avant-garde artist, and the founder of European Poetry Festival. His work has become known internationally for his "innovation in the field of live literature". Concerned with the potential of liveness, as opposed to the traditional poetry reading, his repertoire spans a diverse range of experimental practices, including improvised talking performances, action painting and pugilistica.

Safia Kamel and Marcia Knight Latter

A number of the poets performing at The Kingston Camarade (November 21st 2024) have published pamphlets with Sampson Low as part of the Writers Centre Kingston series. These included MOLD by Oscar Rodriguez, The Book of Matthew by Matthew J. Sokulsky, I Smell Metal by Cameron Wade, Smrt by Safia Kamel, RAMBLINGS EXTERNAL by Marcia Knight-Latter, and most recently moral cavity by Danica Ignacio.
https://sampsonlow.co/wck-pamphlets/

Sinnead Singson and Oscar Rodriguez

Oscar Rodriguez is a Salvadoran American poet based in Kingston. Avid writer since childhood, his migration to London for studies was a manifestation of resilience. Their poetry reflects on trauma, religion, identity, and queerness. He collaborates with Writers Kingston frequently and in the past with Spotify Radar. 

Bella Weerasinghe and Caitlin Nugent

Lily Ferret and Zara Auckbaraullee

Eleanor Wilders and Danica Ignacio