Poetry, Activism & History: ‘Writing the Future, Reclaiming the Past’

Awarded Steve Biko Young Achievers, featured 100 Inspirational Women of Merseyside, Future List 2022 of Northern Woman awards and finalist of BBC Words First. Currently sits on the Anti-racist board for Curious Minds & Diversity Action Group for the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres and Critical Friends Group at Liverpool Biennial. Former artist of Weston Jerwood Creative, Humboldt Foundation Residency (Germany), Roots & Routes (Germany & Holland), Erasmus+ Theatre-markers for Social Change (Hungary), Queensland Poetry Festival (Australia), Imperial War Museum, Poet in residence University College of London & Norfolk Ponds Project working on the secret Life of Ponds and Museum of Colour, These Things Matter Exhibition & Guest Poet of MANX Lit-fest 2024 and many more. Currently facilitator for the National Literacy Trust delivering social action workshops in schools across the UK. Writer for the co-creation project Voices Weaving in collaboration with Composer Michael Betteridge & Community Choir participants from Asylum Link Liverpool. Supporting The University of Liverpool: Music Reminiscence and Community Wellbeing on Merseyside project. Lead Facilitator for Liverpool Arab Arts festival education programme in collaboration with Qatar Foundation International.