Wasafiri Writer in Residence Announcement
Learn more about my role as Wasafiri's Writer in Residence and register for my workshop series 'Slow Poetry' here!
Meet Cara:
Cara Thompson is a writer, performer and artivist based in Nottingham, UK, and Nottingham's first Nature Poet Laureate. A proud descendant of Jamaican migrants who came to Britain as part of the pioneering 'Windrush generation', Cara's work explores the richness and complexities of her Caribbean-British heritage while inviting audiences to unpack our shared histories and humanity. Cara's poetry has been featured and commissioned by Penguin Random House, Huffpost, Oxfam, the NHS Leadership Academy, UNESCO, Simon and Schuster and more. In 2021, Cara won UNESCO Cities of Literature's international slam poetry competition Slamovision with her poem 'Island Screams (Where Are You From)'.
Outside of poetry, Cara is also a musician, facilitator, programmer, and an active member of Nottingham's creative community. Since 2023, Cara has been an Assistant Director of Nottingham Poetry Festival. In 2024, Cara became an Assistant Producer for the Nottingham based poetry collective, GOBS, co-directing their development programme and live showcase 'Earth' at Nottingham Playhouse. Cara is also a founding member of the Nottingham Black Creatives Network, and hosted the group's debut residency at Saltbox Presents throughout April 2024.
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Nottingham Nature Poet Laureate Announcement
Learn more about my role as Nottingham's first Nature Poet Laureate here!
Interview with Cara Thompson (Nottingham College)
Check out my interview with Christena and the Journalism students of Nottingham College about my poetry journey!
Podcast - Where I Belong: The Legend of the River Mumma by Cara Thompson (New Perspectives Theatre)
Check out my episode from the New Perspectives Nottingham-Baghdad podcast project, 'The Legend of the River Mumma', here.
Interview - Cara Thompson: Creative, Candid, Champion (Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature)
Read my full interview with Charlotte Smyth here.
Interview - We Are Notts: The Power of Words with Cara Thompson and Meg Turner (BBC Radio Nottingham)
Listen to the full episode of We Are Notts here.
Crowdfunder - George Powe Blue Plaque Campaign / Don’t Blame the Blacks (Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature)
Learn about the George Powe Blue Plaque campaign and the reprint of George's seminal pamphlet Don't Blame the Blacks, featuring 'Island Screams', here.
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