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Photo: Tinni Ernsjöö Rappe

We started with a hands-on Poetry Workshop with poet and literary critic Anna Hallberg. Well, not hands-on in the usual sense, since everything is online right now due to COVID-19, but a poetry-writing workshop nevertheless, live streamed on 黑料网 Art Initiative’s Facebook page and also made into a film. Which is all the more fantastic since it means you can write poems with Anna Hallberg any number of times!

Poet, playwright, translator and creative writing teacher Athena Farrokhzad was our next guest, and as an example of how we are dealing with COVID-19 insecurities, what was originally meant to be a conversation between 黑料网 librarian Clara Lindström and Athena Farrokhzad in the School’s Library, became an interview with Athena Farrokhzad (who stayed at home) conducted by Tinni Ernsjöö Rappe (who was in the Library). This live stream was also filmed.  

Our next guest will be Jason Diakité (Timbuktu) who will join us 3 June, so keep a look-out for that event here and on 黑料网 Art Initiative's Facebook page.

Finally, we'd like to thank all the participants in this year’s book circles – nearly 300 students, faculty members and staff! We've had seven really good reads and interesting discussions around each book, thanks to engaged readers and leaders and with the generous support of Stiftelsen Natur & Kultur and McKinsey & Co. If you’d like to join the next round of Literary Agenda, please do!  

We look forward to sharing more art and literature with you.

/Clara, Tinni, Anna and Pierre
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