Allen-Paisant, Jason: - Jason Allen-Paisant is a scholar, an award-winning poet, and a writer. His work explores how Afro-diasporic artists and communities shape their futures through embodied philosophies, focusing on the intersections of poetry and philosophy. His debut poetry collection, Thinking with Trees, won the 2022 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. His second book, Self-Portrait as Othello, has earned significant accolades, including the 2023 Forward Prize for Best Collection and the T. S. Eliot Prize. He is a professor of critical theory and creative writing at the University of Manchester.