17 October 2021 - 17 October 2021
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Gala Theatre
£7 / £8
A Durham Book Festival event. Join poet Kayo Chingonyi and philosopher Clare Mac Cumhail for an exploration of Chingonyi’s new highly acclaimed collection A Blood Condition and of the philosophy of the late and brilliant Newcastle philosopher and environmentalist Mary Midgley as part of Notes from a Biscuit Tin.
A Blood Condition
The discussion will begin with him presenting a newly commissioned poem inspired by themes in Midgley’s work.
Midgley argued that philosophy is most necessary when badly functioning concepts cluster together to form a myth or image that dominates our thinking, obscures our vision, and gets in the way of our living together well. When this happens – and it is surely happening now – philosophers need the assistance of poets to develop new metaphors that help us see more clearly and reimagine things better.
Notes from a Biscuit Tin is a year-long voyage connecting philosophers and poets in celebration of the vision of Midgley. Waylaid by the events of the past year, and having seen out the lockdown in Tokyo, Midgley’s biscuit tin returns home to Durham packed with the poems it has collected throughout its journey around the globe.
This event will have Stagetext live captions.
Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies, Durham University
Kayo Chingonyi's latest collection of poems, A Blood Condition (Chatto & Windus, 2021) is a PBS Recommendation and his first work of nonfiction, Prodigal, is forthcoming from 4th Estate.
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