Poetry's Essential Place in Anti-Colonial Philosophy

The University of Pennsylvania will welcome poet Jason Allen-Paisant for a discussion on the intersection of poetry, philosophy, and anti-colonial praxis. Jason Allen-Paisant is a scholar, award-winning poet, and writer. He explores the ways in which Afro-diasporic artists and communities shape their futures through embodied, living philosophies. His first book of poems, Thinking with Trees won the poetry category of the 2022 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. His second, Self-Portrait as Othello, is a Poetry Book Society Choice and the winner of the 2023 Forward Prize for Best Collection as well as the 2023 T. S. Eliot Prize. Reception to follow.