Yomi Sode, Loyle Carner & Athian Akec on Finding Your Voice | In Conversation

Join award nominated poet Yomi Sode in conversation with Mercury Prize nominated musician Loyle Carner, and former Youth MP Athian Akec. In this Penguin Talk, hosted at Carshalton Boys Sports College, they speak on the power of creativity, their role models, what it means to be a man, and how to find your voice. You can get MANORISM here: bit.ly/3odm5Ak
Impassioned, insightful, electric, Manorism is a poetic examination of the lives of Black British men and boys: propped up and hemmed in by contemporary masculinity, deepened by family, misrepresented in the media, and complicated by the riches, and the costs, of belonging and inheritance. It is also an exploration of the differences of impunity afforded to white and Black people, and to white and Black artists.
Caravaggio - originally, unexpectedly - looms large: as a man who moved between spheres of exalted patronage and petty criminality; as a painter who, amid the elegant conventions of late Mannerism, forged his own style of visceral dark and light; and as an individual whose recognized genius was allowed to legitimate and excuse his violence.
In this profound and moving debut, Yomi Sode asks: what does it mean to find oneself between worlds - to 'code-switch', adapting one's speech and manners to widely differing cultural contexts? Who is, and who isn't, allowed to be more than their origins? And what do we owe each other? What do we owe ourselves?
Penguin Talks, in partnership with Speakers for Schools, is our programme of free, creative talks for young people. Hear from and directly question a world-renowned thinker, writer or influential figure from the Penguin family of authors. Find out more at www.penguin.co.uk/talks
Speakers for Schools is a UK-wide charity that empowers you to reach your potential by opening doors to life-changing and career-enhancing opportunities. You can find out more about Speakers for Schools here: www.speakersforschools.org/
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[@duumguy6219]

I relate to Yomi Sode with a suppressing my feelings but always being there for anyone else. For me it was because I never wanted to be the cocky ass people didn’t really like, so I give myself no quarter and put myself down thinking I’m wrong all the time to be open to others and try to be there for them, but it’s worked against me and created a toxic mindset to where I now don’t believe I can help others since I can’t help myself and believe I’m wrong.

[@AtelierDope]

Explaining to the audience who D’Angelo and Soulquarians are made me laugh and instantly feel old 😂
Voodoo, Mama’s Gun and Like Water for Chocolate. 3 albums from the same time that are in my top 5. yes, I’m in my 40’s but will be checking these guys out (heard a little Loyle Carner but being old and stuck in my ways even new music to me is 15 years old most of the time 😊)

[@fred-nu8in]

Beautiful knowledge

[@janklaas6885]

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