Some of the best lyricists in K-pop are also known to be avid readers of poetry: RM, IU, Tablo of Epik High, and more.
In this workshop, we will compare how they and ‘traditional’ poets write about similar subjects in their lyrics/poems. Then you will have time to try your hand at some writing too. Participants should come with a K-pop song that they understand the lyrics to or have a translation of, or alternatively a poem they want to work with.
The session will be led by Anita Ngai, a poet and artist and a Poetry MFA student at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her work bears witness on ‘lives in between’. Drawing on past lives as an engineer, strategy consultant and marketer, she works with different media, including the poetic word, data and space. Born in Hong Kong and raised in North America, Anita’s writing was long-listed for The National Poetry Competition 2021 and commissioned for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
📍 October 9, 12:30 - 2.30pm
