Spoken Word Showcase

with Studio12 and Sunday Practise

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This event took place on 19 November 2020

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Spoken Word Showcase
with Studio12 and Sunday Practise

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This event took place on 19 November 2020

Hosted by the renowned literary activist, writer and playwright Khadijah Ibrahiim, this special event features poets and artists from Yorkshire. We’ll begin with a panel discussion exploring women’s voices, activism and the fight for a fairer world featuring guest poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.

This is followed by the screening of new short films featuring emerging writers from Studio12 in Leeds that Khadijah recently led mentoring sessions with. The event finishes with a performance from The Sunday Practise – a leading grassroots jam session, poets, DJs, musicians and vibes night from Leeds that represents a wide cultural perspective of women poets in the UK.

This event was part of Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women's Rights, a UK-wide exhibition by the British Library and public libraries.

Speakers

  • Khadijah Ibrahiim

    Literary Activist

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  • Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

    Educator and Poet

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  • The Sunday Practise

    Live Poetry Night

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Khadijah Ibrahiim

Literary Activist

Khadijah Ibrahiim is a literary activist, published writer and playwright, who combines interdisciplinary art forms to reimagine poetry as performance theatre. Hailed by the BBC as one of Yorkshire’s most prolific poets, Khadijah has performed and produced art programmes in the USA, Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

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Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Educator and Poet

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is an educator, writer and poet from West Yorkshire. Her work disrupts and interrupts questions of history, race, knowledge and power – interrogating the political purpose of narratives about Muslims, migrants, gender and violence.

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The Sunday Practise

Live Poetry Night

The Sunday Practise is a live music and poetry night in Leeds. Running since 2013, it has grown to be a well-established night of the Leeds spoken word community. Featuring local and international acts, The Sunday Practise encourages artist collaborations and building new relationships. Run by Leeds Young Authors alumni, The Sunday Practise team also offers creative writing workshops to schools, youth groups and young adults.

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