Archival Biography
“Internationally acclaimed - creates her own intricate, mesmerising and unforgettable performance”- Apples And Snakes Poetry Organisation
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“Her work is deep and sensuous, rhythmic and startling.” - Joelle Taylor
​Performances and Festivals
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Poetry and Poppadoms Poetry Night (2025), Shambala (2025), Green Festival (2005), Gaia Foundation: We Feed The UK Book Launch London Pratkais Books (2025), Gaia Foundation: We Feed The UK Book Launch, Brighton Pratkais Books (2025) Royal Maritime Museum Of Greenwich Windrush Day Celebrations (2025)
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The Green Belt Festival (2018), Shambala Festival (2016),
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Musicport Festival (2005), Broken Words national tour with Apples and Snakes (2005), Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta – as part of the British Council’s Arts and Culture Programme (2005), writer-in-residence for the Word About Town Festival, Hastings (2005), Arvon residence performance poet tutor (2005), poet-in-residence – Benenden Girls School, Kent (2005), Def Poetry – HBO (Feb 2004), Def Poetry TV Series (2004), Future Sounds of Jazz tour (2004), WOMAD (2004), The London Jazz Festival (2004), Palabras @ Paradiso – Amsterdam (2004), North Sea Jazz Festival (2004), The Cheltenham Literature Festival (2004), The Kin Tour – Renaissance One (2003), The URB Hip Hop Festival – Helsinki (2003), Jonzi D’s Aeroplane Man (2003), Palabras @ Paradiso – Amsterdam (2003), North Sea Jazz Festival (2003), The Cheltenham Literature Festival (2003), The London Jazz Festival (2003), The URB Hip Hop Festival – Helsinki (2002), Jonzi D’s Aeroplane Man (2002), Palabras @ Paradiso – Amsterdam (2002), Poetry International at the Royal Festival Hall (2002), The SpitLit Festival (2002), Black Magic Woman Festival (2002), The Zanzibar International Film Festival (2001), The Glastonbury Festival (2001), The SpitLit Festival (2001), The World Expo – Hanover (2000), The MEP International Literature Festival, Amsterdam (1999), Winner of The Apples and Snakes Poetry Slam Competition (1999), Excess Express (1999 to date), Pure Poetry (1999 to date), Farrago (1999 to date), BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please, BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, Black Women in Music, Kindred Spirit, BBC Radio’s Young Writers Festival, Newham Festival of African and Caribbean Writing.
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Publications:
Dance the Guns to Silence: Remembering Ken Saro Wiwa – edited by Kadija George and Nii Akwei Parkes
Velocity: The Best of Apples and Snakes – Black Spring Press
KIN: Commemorative Tour Anthology' - Renaissance One, 2004
Education
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Rose Bruford Graduate mentorship (2026)
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Deptford Literature Festival (2025),
North Broadsides Theatre Lead Poet and Facilitator of Halifax and Dahlia Books Australia International Writers Exchange (2025),
Poets Built It Online Community Founder and Programmer(2023 to date)
Nature Persists Founder and programmer 2023 to date),
Synergy Slam Poets Online Poetry and Film Competition Founder, Creator and Programmer (2024 to date)
Recordings include