Braiding Stories & Poetry Together: 2nd workshop for Polish & Somali women

Braiding Stories & Poetry Together - 2nd workshop

2nd FREE poetry workshop bringing together Polish & Somali women, the two large minorities in Bristol. You can do one or both of the two workshops. Limited to 12 places, please book your free ticket.

What we will do:

· Learn about each other’s cultures via poetry & stories

· Share some stories in our languages and English

· Use prompts to develop new writing

· Create a group poem

· Start building links between our two communities, discovering similarities in our cultures.

What will you need:

· Pen and paper, or laptop, if you prefer

· Own refreshments and snacks (café is not open at weekends)

Following the workshops, there could be an opportunity to continue as a regular online writing group and to perform in an open mic event in September.

Facilitators

Facilitated by Agata Palmer, a bilingual Polish-British poet based in Bristol. Her pamphlet From the Land of Marmite with Love was published by Exiled Writers Ink in 2021. Her poems have been published online and internationally in magazines and anthologies. She is a regular at local open mics, a part of Bristol Poetry Stanza, Diverse Artists Network and Lyra Poetry Festival. She is a regular at local open mics, a part of Bristol Poetry Stanza, Diverse Artists Network and Lyra Poetry Festival.

Ayaan Hassan is known in her Somali community of Bristol as an experienced facilitator of women's music & poetry circles called Buraanbur, a poetic form within traditional Somali poetry usually composed by women. This traditional Somali art form is often recited with drums.

This event is funded Lyra Poetry Festival, and linked to the Diaspora! Festival organized by Diverse Artists Network.

ACCESS: the venue is a fully accessible building with a disabled toilet, this event is for Polish and Somali women, but you will need to speak some English. Please get in contact via Eventbrite, if you need more details.