Settled Wanderers: Poetry And Protest From Western Sahara

2015 marks 40 years since Morocco's invasion and occupation of Western Sahara. Poet Sam Berkson, recounts his experiences among the Saharawi refugees in Algeria, bringing back poems from the some of the Saharawi greats, translated for the first time into English.

Additionally, Sam’s original verse detailing the ongoing fight of 'Africa's Last Colony' will shed a light on this fascinating much overlooked human rights struggle.

The night will feature talks from John Hillary - director of War on Want, Olive Branch Arts and M Limam Mohamed Ali. Alongside a performance of the poems, published in Settled Wanderers by Influx Press, will be audio recordings of Saharawi poems from the Tindouf refugee camps, a screening of a trailer for a new film shot on the refugee camps by Cultures of Resistance, photos from Emma Brown and a live music collaboration with musicians Jules Arthur (Dizraeli and the Small Gods / Le Juki) and Nick Wilson (Bermuda Triangle Test Transmission).

This night is a celebration of remarkable resistance and the unique poetic tradition of an oral, Bedouin culture from the heart of the Sahara desert.