When
SundayApril 2
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X205
Level 2
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
FreeRaging Grace
Join acclaimed poets Andy Jackson, Kerri Shying and Gaele Sobott for a thought-provoking conversation about Raging Grace, a profound and timely anthology of collaboratively-written poems and essays on disability, the present and the future. The writers tackle the connections between systemic disadvantage and shame, the ongoing influence of eugenics, and the power of joy and anger.
The Speakers
Andy Jackson
Join acclaimed poets Andy Jackson, Kerri Shying and Gaele Sobott for a thought-provoking conversation about Raging Grace, a profound and timely anthology of collaboratively-written poems and essays on disability, the…
Kerri Shying
Join acclaimed poets Andy Jackson, Kerri Shying and Gaele Sobott for a thought-provoking conversation about Raging Grace, a profound and timely anthology of collaboratively-written poems and essays on disability, the…
Gaele Sobott
Join acclaimed poets Andy Jackson, Kerri Shying and Gaele Sobott for a thought-provoking conversation about Raging Grace, a profound and timely anthology of collaboratively-written poems and essays on disability, the…
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