Hidden by Clouds – Gerður Kristný
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Hidden by Clouds – Gerður Kristný

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A tribute to all women murdered by violent men, Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný presents Drápa, a story of modern-day Nordic crime reimagined through Old Viking Skaldic verse, musically accompanied by members of ALDAorchestra. On a frozen January day in Reykjavik, 1988, 26-year-old Gréta Birgisdóttir was strangled to death by her husband Bragi Ólafsson. Ten years on,…

Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider – Chardine Taylor Stone
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Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider – Chardine Taylor Stone

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Poet in the City · Interview with Chardine Taylor Stone at Poet in the City’s Audre Lorde – Sister Outsider event Chardine Taylor Stone is an award winning cultural producer Black feminist activist and writer. She was featured in The Voice newspaper as one of the Women Who Rocked the World in 2015, Diva Magazine’s  LGBT Power…

Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider – Bridget Minamore
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Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider – Bridget Minamore

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Poet in the City · Interview with Bridget Minamore at Poet in the City’s Audre Lorde – Sister Outsider event Bridget Minamore is a writer from and based in south-east London. She has written with the National Theatre’s New Views programme and the Royal Opera House, and has an English degree from University College London….

Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider – Akwugo Emejulu
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Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider – Akwugo Emejulu

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Poet in the City · Interview with Akwugo Emejulu at Poet in the City’s Audre Lorde – Sister Outsider event Before entering academia, Akwugo worked in a variety of grassroots roles—as a community organiser, a trade union organiser and a participatory action researcher—in both the United States and in Britain. She joined the Department of Sociology…

Celebrating the Islamic World – Sadiqa Juma, Saffana Monajed and Najwa Umran
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Celebrating the Islamic World – Sadiqa Juma, Saffana Monajed and Najwa Umran

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Poet in the City · Interview with Sadiqa Juma, Saffana Monajed and Najwa Umran at Celebrating the Islamic World Saffana Monajed is a mathematician and creative. Alongside working on multicultural marketing as a 9-5, Monajed co-founded Project Ribcage, a series of interviews with muslim women proffessionals to elevate the self image of muslim women in…

Celebrating The Islamic World – Rakaya Esime Fetuga
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Celebrating The Islamic World – Rakaya Esime Fetuga

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Poet in the City · Interview with Rakaya Esime Fetuga at Celebrating the Islamic World Rakaya Esime Fetuga is a Muslim writer from London of dual West African heritage. Her work joins conversations on women, faith and identity. Rakaya won the Spread the Word Poetry Competition in 2017, was shortlisted for the Out-spoken Poetry Prize…

Celebrating the Islamic World – Asma Elbadawi
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Celebrating the Islamic World – Asma Elbadawi

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Poet in the City · Interview with Asma Elbadawi at Celebrating the Islamic World Asma Elbadawi is a spoken word poet and Visual Artist born in Sudan and raised in England. Asma’s dual cultural heritage deeply influences her creativity, paired with a focus on international development and female empowerment. Asma is the Words First Leeds Finalist….