Professor Frederick Hickling inperformance(Photos: Gregory Bennett)
March 11, 2019
Poetry In Motion at Manchester Golf Club
MANDEVILLE, Manchester- The Manchester Golf Club on Sunday, February 24, came alive with the annual spoken word event, Poetry In Motion.
The event had a range of performers, including Mutabaruka, Professor Frederick Hickling, Professor Mervyn Morris, international talent Dr Rhys Trimble from Wales, and the organiser, dub poet Yasus Afari.
The recent event was in its 16th staging and was also a celebration of the centenary year of folklorist, Miss Lou.
Two organisations that benefited from proceeds were the Manchester-based charity Friends in Need, and the Haile Clacken Bipolar Foundation, which was launched in St Elizabeth in 2018.
Here are photo highlights from Poetry In Motion.
A section of the audience at Manchester Golf Club for Poetry InMotion
Mutabaruka during hisperformance at Poetry In Motion
Member of the Haile Clacken Bipolar Foundation Yushaine Morgan(left) collecting the donation towards the organisation from Poetryin Motion chairperson Norma Brown Bell
Yvonne Townsend of the Friendsin Need charity expressesgratitude for the contributiontowards the work of herorganisation.
Organiser of the event, dub poetYasus Afari, showcases the Artof Life Magazine, which was onsale.
Dr Rhys Trimble from Walesentertains the audience
