Attend our event to enjoy an evening of Muslim poetry at this accessible event to celebrate Islamophobia Awareness Month 2023’s theme of #MuslimStories

Performers will include;

Sharena Lee Satti –

Author of She and Shhhhhhh published by the award winning press The VervePoet, Spoken word artist, Educator and workshop facilitator. An advocate for women, pushing the boundaries and always campaigning for their voices to be heard in society.

Recently this artist was instrumental in delivering the first ever West Yorkshire Poetry Week in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust, inviting all the local poets that she knew to take part in a week of vital poetry workshops across the county, inspiring the next generation of writers. She champions grassroots artists and encourages their development.

Sharena is a real advocate for encouraging poetry and passionately supporting the art form in her City of Bradford and beyond. She believes in the power of poetry and works extremely hard within her community and online to make sure poetry is accessible for all

Mohamed Saloo –

Mohamed has been writing poetry since his early teens but it wasn’t until aged 42 that he had a chance to publicly share his poems. Since then he co-founded Batley Poets, performed at events, published poetry books and run poetry workshops for adults and children. Mohamed says, Poetry to me is a freedom to think out loud in a form that allows you to be heard.

Some poems will be read and announce you as a poet, some will remain hidden in the covers of a diary. I have both, but I am grateful to have been read, to have been heard and to have had people come to me and say, ‘I can relate’.

If you identify as a member of the Muslim community and wish to perform at this event, please contact us at [email protected].

We have limited capacity to platform performers so please contact us ASAP!