Safia Khan, Inua Ellams and Imtiaz Dharker
Thursday 10 October, 6pm
The Diamond, The University of Sheffield, 32 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3 7RD The Centre for Poetry and Poetics in Collaboration with Black Humanities Series Presents: A Reading With Safia Khan, Inua Ellams and Imtiaz Dharker.
Safia Khan is a junior doctor and poet. Her debut pamphlet Too Much Mirch was a winner of the New Poets Prize and was published in 2022 by Smith | Doorstop.
Inua Ellams is a poet, playwright & performer, graphic artist & designer. He is a Complete Works poet alumni and facilitates workshops in creative writing where he explores reoccurring themes in his work – Identity, Displacement and Destiny – in accessible, enjoyable ways for participants of all ages and backgrounds.
Imtiaz Dharker is an accomplished artist and video film-maker, and has published seven books with Bloodaxe Books: most recently Sh • BookBeat: Listen to audiobooks 2 months for free
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