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The earth that we love is in grave danger because of us. Forests are becoming legends, rare as unicorns.
Join acclaimed essayist, playwright, poet and Booker Prize for Fiction winner Sir Ben Okri, to celebrate the release of his newest book, Tiger Work.
If we continue to live as we do now, Ben argues in this evocative collection, there will be no world left for us to fix. Tiger Work is a collection that blends fiction, essay and poetry to make a powerful appeal for change. Ben will be joined by novelist, short story writer, editor, journalist and academic Leone Ross for this powerful event to discuss the single most importance issue of our time – climate change.
This event will encourage all of us to adjust our perspectives and envision a new destiny for humanity. In Tiger Work, Ben imagines messages, sent to us from beyond the end, from those who saw it coming – from Africa, Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world – exhorting us to change now. Ben’s newest book, and this event contain all of ben’s classic blend of storytelling, fantasy and magic.
An Evening with Sir Ben Okri was originally broadcast on Mon 16 Oct 2023.
To discover more Fane events, visit fane.co.uk/whats-on
00:00 Introduction
1:42 "Read Slowly"
13:54 Collective Psychology on Climate Change
23:57 Over there-ism
26:29 Is there a way of changing it?
30:50 Existential Creativity
37:25 Learnings from his Young Daughter
41:10 Is Poetry Still the Heart of Ben's Work?
43:39 Play & Mischief
48:48 Ben Okri reads
50:45 Quickfire Questions
54:04 Closing Comments
#ClimateChange #Poetry #Author #Interview
The earth that we love is in grave danger because of us. Forests are becoming legends, rare as unicorns.
Join acclaimed essayist, playwright, poet and Booker Prize for Fiction winner Sir Ben Okri, to celebrate the release of his newest book, Tiger Work.
If we continue to live as we do now, Ben argues in this evocative collection, there will be no world left for us to fix. Tiger Work is a collection that blends fiction, essay and poetry to make a powerful appeal for change. Ben will be joined by novelist, short story writer, editor, journalist and academic Leone Ross for this powerful event to discuss the single most importance issue of our time – climate change.
This event will encourage all of us to adjust our perspectives and envision a new destiny for humanity. In Tiger Work, Ben imagines messages, sent to us from beyond the end, from those who saw it coming – from Africa, Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world – exhorting us to change now. Ben’s newest book, and this event contain all of ben’s classic blend of storytelling, fantasy and magic.
An Evening with Sir Ben Okri was originally broadcast on Mon 16 Oct 2023.
To discover more Fane events, visit fane.co.uk/whats-on
00:00 Introduction
1:42 "Read Slowly"
13:54 Collective Psychology on Climate Change
23:57 Over there-ism
26:29 Is there a way of changing it?
30:50 Existential Creativity
37:25 Learnings from his Young Daughter
41:10 Is Poetry Still the Heart of Ben's Work?
43:39 Play & Mischief
48:48 Ben Okri reads
50:45 Quickfire Questions
54:04 Closing Comments
#ClimateChange #Poetry #Author #Interview
