This summer, I got to take part in a really exciting collaboration with independent, slow-fashion clothing brand SunSong of Scotland. I never thought I’d get to write poetry about clothes, but I loved the idea of taking inspiration from their latest campaign and using it to write a series of poems! I was also invited to…
Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around the world, from warm tropical waters to the cold seas surrounding the poles. Life Beneath the Surface Although whales spend their lives in water, they breathe air through blowholes located on top…
Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around the world, from warm tropical waters to the cold seas surrounding the poles. Life Beneath the Surface Although whales spend their lives in water, they breathe air through blowholes located on top…
Last year, poet Jim Mackintosh reached out with an exciting opportunity and asked if I’d be free on the 29th of May this year. I said yes straight away without hesitation. What I didn’t realise at the time was just how incredible the whole experience would be. I was invited to write poems inspired by…
When I began making zines back in 2023, my main goal was to share my poetry with as many people as possible: friends, attendees at poetry readings, fellow zine makers. I stocked them in bookshops across the world—Spain, Canada, the UK, the USA—and even received orders from as far as Mauritius. However, I never imagined…
Still Rising: Voices from the flood Being chosen as Poet in Residence for StAnza’s Translation Award was an honour, but more than anything, it was a learning experience. I walked into the festival with a project close to my heart, but I left with so much more—new perspectives, new connections, and a renewed understanding of…
Last August I had the great opportunity to perform at the 2024 Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of the Lunch(Box) Fresh Showcase This year, I had the enormous privilege of reading at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of the Lunchbox Fresh showcase, alongside the wonderful voices of Roshni Gallagher, Ben Mann, and…
Last summer, I had the privilege of sharing my poetry at the Upload Showcase during the BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals, which was recorded with a live audience at Dynamic Earth. This was a moving and special experience as I got to talk about the creative process behind my work, my inspirations and the true…
On the past December 3rd, I had the privilege of joining the BirdsNest Gallery team to commemorate the launch of their winter exhibition during the Inside Out poetry reading event. The purpose of the occasion was to explore the intricate relationship between spaces and the self, a central theme in the BirdsNest Gallery exhibition. The…
The past second of November, the iconic venue of Out of the Blue Drill Hall, famous for being Leith’s cultural hub, hosted the annual launch of Leith Writings. Leith Writings is formed by a group of volunteers who have come together for the past three years to create an anthology of writing submitted by people who live…