Events

Selected events past, present and future, readings, exhibitions, recordings, happenings, etc…

Exhibitions

  • Windrush Legacy Creative Reflections
    Reflecting on our Caribbean roots, sharing our stories of life in Scotland and dreaming into our futures – an exhibition and printed anthology.
  • Acts of Observation exhibition
    A poetic audio installation, pamphlet and an online captioned film of a series of five linked poems that weave themes involving the disabled BPOC body with archeoastronomy and the sublime, commissioned by Collective gallery.

Upcoming Events


Past Available Readings and Recordings

  • botanical spell for the new year 2024
    a nature poem, a calling, with reflection on collective liberation + making space for grief, community, rest, healing and hope.
  • When you come bring your brown… published in 2022 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Audio Anthology
    A poem in the third annual anthology from the Writers of Colour project over at Scottish BPOC Writers Network.
  • Sparklers
    A poem included in ‘Grief Offerings: (End of) Life Wishes’, commissioned by Rhubaba.
  • botanical spell for the new year 2023
    a nature poem calling within and without on what we may need to move through the year
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022
    Notes on the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022 plus links to captioned recordings available to watch.
  • Figures of Speech – Future
    Caledonian Forest, 3033 – new work presented at Figures of Speech – Future, on 22nd July 2022 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
  • When all that’s left is… published in 2021 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Audio Anthology
    I’m excited to announce the 2021 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Audio Anthology! ‘When all that’s left is…’ now published in the Scottish BPOC Writers Network’s Writers of Colour anthology.
  • ‘I was born’ – in two anthologies
    ‘I was born‘ is part of the 2020 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Audio Anthology, curated by Hannah Lavery and published by the Scottish BPOC Writers Network. It was also shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.
  • Acts of Observation exhibition
    A poetic audio installation, pamphlet and an online captioned film of a series of five linked poems that weave themes involving the disabled BPOC body with archeoastronomy and the sublime, commissioned by Collective gallery.
  • An Ocean of Patience
    An Ocean of Patience is a film-poem and dance performance, and a creative response to the provocation “How can organisations and institutions integrate more inclusive practices to benefit communities through platforming disabled* artists?”
  • Beloved Black – Black Lives Matter Mural Trail Scotland
    In 2020, I was invite to create work for the Black Lives Matter Mural Trail Scotland. The trail was developed by producer Wezi Mhura in response to the rise in awareness in Scotland (and across the world) of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  • Chronic Fail
    ‘Chronic Fail‘ is a poem I wrote during 2020 as a response to experiencing the pandemic as a disabled person. It is part of Not Going Back to Normal – A Disabled Artists Manifesto: a digital collection of 49 artworks and texts responding to a call for ideas for a radically accessible arts world, curated by Sasha Saben Callaghan and Harry Josephine Giles

Past Events


Also check out Scottish BPOC Writers Network for events featuring and by/for Black writers and writers of colour in Scotland. Their monthly newsletter also lists related arts and literary events, submissions, and opportunities.


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