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No need to book but pre-booking welcome: Reclaiming Narratives Poetry Reading
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Join acclaimed Writers/Artists Highwater Ell, Kandace Siobhan Walker and many others as they take us on a journey of discovery through the transformative power of poetry.
'Reclaiming Narratives' will present established and new writers who will share original works that illuminate the rich, complex and hidden stories of Black people connected to St Alfege Church.
'Reclaiming Narratives: commonly called by the name of Esther Smith' takes inspiration from an original document at Lambeth Palace Library: 'Petition from Esther Smith, a slave, to Archbishop Secker, 19 July 1760'. In this petition, Esther asked to be baptised at St Alfege Church, but her enslaver opposed her baptism.
A small publication will be available during the evening. Authors (in alphabetical order):
- Victoria Ajoku
- Viviane Blanchard
- Highwater Ell
- Michelle Mangal
- Lorraine Palmer
- Elizabeth Uter
- Kandace Siobhan Walker
- Anitta Yoppan
St Alfege Church's crypt will be open for visits from 6pm to 6.30pm. Reading will start at 6.30pm, followed by refreshments.
This event will be livestreamed.
Please contact matilde.martinetti@st-alfege.org.uk to receive the link.
Alternatively, please visit our website closer to the event date (www.st-alfege.org.uk > Heritage > St Alfege Church Heritage Programme > Scroll down the page to 'Reclaiming Narratives').
This event is part of Heritage Open Days 2025.
Funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich for Black History 365.