Nick Makoha: Reframing the Gaze - The Black Ekphrastic Mode Workshop

Advance tickets for this event are now available for MLF Get Closer Members to buy. Memberships start at £25 per year - for full details of membership benefits and buying options click HERE. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday 14 August at 10am.

Join award-winning poet Nick Makoha for a generative poetry workshop exploring The Black Ekphrastic Mode, a bold writing practice that reimagines European art, music, and cities through a Black cultural lens. In this dynamic session, you’ll create original poems inspired by music, artworks from Basquiat, and iconic European architecture.

Through guided prompts and creative exercises, you’ll engage with the Western canon while developing your own poetic voice in dialogue with image, sound, and place. Nick will also share work from his collection The New Carthaginians, offering insights into how poetry, visual art, memoir, and theatre can intersect through the Black gaze.

All levels of experience are welcome. Come ready to experiment, reflect, and write beyond the frame.

Presented in partnership with Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wheelchair Users and those with other access needs requiring a free Essential Carer ticket should contact the Quaytickets Box Office on 0161 876 2015 to purchase tickets.