The Poetry Society

Joelle Taylor in conversation with Sabrina Mahfouz


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SLAMbassadors Artistic Director Joelle Taylor speaks to poet Sabrina Mahfouz in this Poetry Society podcast, to discuss How You Might Know Me, Sabrina's new poetic exploration of women who work in the sex industry. They also speak on the surprising ways that fashion, immigrant and queer cultures intersect, the battle for cultural recognition fought by today's spoken word artists, and more. Sabrina reads her poem 'Why I Can't Marry You', taken from her new book.
How You Might Know Me launches on 26 October with Out-Spoken Press. To connect with more poetry, visit poetrysociety.org.uk
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