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Poetry means many things to many people.
For me, poems are a safe place to discover, explore and express feelings and emotions. As I’ve shared more of my poetry over the years, I’ve discovered that my poems can be a shelter for others, a place to explore the difficult, overwhelming and uncomfortable.
“Poets can translate trauma into something that people can face…. Poems are empathy machines.”
Roger Robinson
Poetry and performance
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Apart from sharing my experiences of beauty, pain, and healing, my vision is to inspire, empower and heal through my poetry – I write to change lives.
It is a call to myself to break out beyond my own limitations and live the ‘one and only precious life’ God has given me to the full. It’s a call to you too.
Watch my performance at the Unveiling Festival 2021.
Listen to me discuss poetry and confidence on Rania Kurdi’s Breaking Free podcast.
I post regularly on Instagram and Facebook if you want to keep up to date or have a chat with me there or you can watch some of my performances on YouTube.
Workshops
In my workshops, I aim to help others find the shelter I did, and share the joy of writing and performing poetry. I create a safe space to reflect on the topic of the day – whether that is grief, belonging or exploring and celebrating the art of others, or learning about spoken word.
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Read about a poetry workshop I ran on the Arts, for The Diocese of Southwark’s Black History Event.
Get in touch if you want to discuss running a workshop with me.