Tjawangwa Dema What Are the Boundaries Between Humans and Nature?

History, belonging and race converge with climate crisis, ecosystems and care in the startling and vibrant poems by Tjawangwa Dema. With illustrations by Tebogo Cranwell, and a foreword by Chris Abani, an/other pastoral is a compelling collection that refuses easy representations of where nature can be found, and what it means to be human now.

Here is the line between man and man / and nature / man-made / as all false boundaries are.

Tjawangwa Dema, an/other pastoral

The event includes readings from Dema and a discussion chaired by Heather Marks. Stay for the book-signing and music from Ifeoluwa until 22:00. There will be a bar offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as well as teas, coffees and snacks.

Tjawangwa Dema’s an/other pastoral is published by No Bindings. Pre-order a copy online or buy on the night.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Tjawangwa Dema is the author of three books of poetry: Mandible, The Careless Seamstress, winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize, and an/other pastoral. She is an Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol.

Image credit: Masahiro Sugano

Heather Marks is a producer, publisher, editor and writer. She is a producer at Words of Colour, a creative development agency for creatives of colour, and at Bristol Festivals Network, supporting the festivals and events sector in the South West. She is the winner of the 2018 Golden Egg Award for her work-in-progress The Disobedients, and has a first look deal with Chicken House.

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Accessibility

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Getting to Strange Brew

Strange Brew is located in Bristol City Centre on Fairfax Street, underneath the NCP car park.

• Buses: All bus routes come to the centre. The nearest bus stops to Strange Brew are Nelson Street (approx 1 minute walk) or The Haymarket (approx 5 minute walk).
• Trains: The nearest station is Bristol Temple Meads (15 min walk / 6 min cycle).
• Parking: NCP car park on Fairfax Street. Limited on-street paid parking may be available.