Arts

“I truly hope to emulate Zephaniah’s gentle bravery” and defend Spoken Word as a “legitimate Art Form”, says Birmingham Poet Laureate, Jasmine Gardosi.

Jasmine Gardosi– poet, performer and revolutionary in her own right– defends the legitimacy of her craft. Gardosi tells Per Capita about how she draws inspiration from the works of Anne Brontë to Benjamin Zephaniah and about how she hopes to use spoken word as a tool to discuss queer identity and climate change.
17th February 2024