Shareefa Energy is a spoken word poet, writer, mentor and workshop facilitator. Her poetry is raw, honest and consistent against injustice. Her poetry has featured on BBC The One Show, Channel 4 and ITV. She recently released her debut poetry collection Galaxy Walk.  She has facilitated creative writing poetry workshops internationally, from Palestine to Sierra Leone across generations.

Thembe Mvula is a South African born writer and performance poet currently based in London. Her prize shortlisted debut poetry pamphlet, We that Wither Beneath,  was self published in March 2019 and was listed in top books of the year 2019 by the Poetry School. Thembe is currently a Barbican Young Poet.

We have both of these incredible artists to lead a poetry and creative storytelling workshop this Thursday 30th January, exploring the power of creative writing in owning your narrative. Sign up here goldandashes.com/signup