PLEASE NOTE: Concessionary rates apply to under 21s, full time students, registered unemployed and registered disabled – just show us proof of status. Objects from his multicultural working-class home in Sheffield – family recordings from VHS tapes, furniture, ornaments and collections of books – are treated as relics. Sometimes home is just knowing we are loved, and we have loved, and other times it is fighting for love. Home is the families we are born into, and those we create for ourselves, be they by heart or by blood. The feeling of peace, the feeling that you aren’t meant to be anywhere else, or that no matter where else you go and what else you do, you’re meant to always find yourself there.

We are the structure…We house all our fears, hopes and aspirations, we house the power to make our dreams a reality. In the back part of the gallery, Pitts presents a room suggestive of a private space, quiet and contemplative.However, if someone, somewhere or something isn’t making you feel at home or in harmony, it’s probably time to reevaluate how much time you spend there. Robinson's words are as careful as they are masterful ; Pitt's casual gaze is warm and conversational. He is an alumnus of The Complete Works and was shortlisted for The OCM Bocas Poetry Prize, The Oxford Brookes Poetry Prize and the 2020 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, as well as being commended by the Forward Poetry Prize. Roger is co-founder of both Spoke Lab and the international writing collective Malika’s Poetry Kitchen. Running from Friday 18 November to the following Sunday 27 November 2022, Folkestone Book Festival will present a celebration of writing, reading, thinking and debate.

Johny Pitts is the curator of the ENAR (European Network Against Racism) award-winning online journal ‘Afropean’ and the author of ‘Afropean: Notes From Black Europe’. As part of the Friends of Europe think tank’s European Young Leaders 2022 programme, Johny has been selected as one of the next generation of young leaders involved in shaping Europe’s future. Come and hear these tales, which echo across centuries of the black experience, transforming and illuminating the history of Britain.What is it like to be black in Britain today, particularly if you live outside of the urban, metropolitan centres? Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Featuring photographs, poetry and essays, it is a visual poem reflecting on the complexity, strength and resilience of Black Britain. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you.