Lunchtime Response

Blackout Poetry

In this Lunchtime Response, join Serena Cobbinah, a member of the Towner Acquisitions and Collections Committee and co-curator of Gathered Around the Sun, to explore and create blackout poems using Eleanor Farjeon's 1924 poetry collection, A Sussex Alphabet.

Using the method of blackout poetry, a form of found poetry created by erasing words from an existing text, create your own subtitle for our newly commissioned Sophie Barber work; Meet me there, where the sun goes down and the moon comes up.

All welcome - this is a drop-in, free event for all.

Meet inside Gallery 1.

We have a budget available to make this event as accessible as possible – this can include interpretation services or other access needs we can meet to enable you to participate.  

If you require access arrangements, please email programme@townereastbourne.org.uk two weeks before the event date so that we can book a service if needed. 

Serena Cobbinah (she/her) is a third year Law with French student at the University of Sussex. Beyond her degree, she is a presenter and producer on Platform B Radio in Brighton and a SEND youth worker, with an interest in the intersection between community engagement and creative industries.