It’s March and I won’t be homeless! It was looking dicey for moment - our landlord is selling so I got served my very first Section 21 notice. We had another place lined up and then it fell through so I have been STRESSED. But things have pulled through last minute and I should be fine! (I think)
ANYWAY.
What’s happening?
I’m running a workshop with The Poetry School! Tickets for my session ‘Serving Looks: The Poetics of Clothing’ are available here!
We’ll be exploring personal style, fashion and self-expression through poetry, get inspiration from Dita Von Teese, Kim Addonizio, Truman Capote, Troy Cabida and more!
9 April, 6.30-9pm on Zoom. Dress code? Glad rags optional. Concession rates available—email administration@poetryschool.com for details.
While I’m still taking on commissioned workshops, I’ve taken a short hiatus from running them independently. From Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 I delivered 8 workshops to a total of 115 attendees all on my lonesome. Which was absolute girlboss behaviour but the marketing was EXHAUSTING and not sustainable.
During my hiatus I got onto Make the Jump ! It’s a 6-week mentoring programme for Asian creatives in the UK and connects mentees with experienced industry leaders who are committed to supporting their growth. I’ve been paired with the phenomenal Abigail Sol (founder of Deya and Uproot) who has been SO HELPFUL with my workshop redesign. Big things are happening and I am hammering away at my keyboard - stay tuned to see what’s next!
Make the Jump are a brand new CIC - this is their first year and they’ve done so much already?? We’ve been having online talks by industry professionals twice a week, had a casual networking night to meet the other mentees and mentors, and there’s going to be a big event to finish off the programme (panel talks, networking and fun times). You can get tickets for this if you’d like to come - I can’t make it as I’m moving all my things into storage boooooo.
Fun Stuff:
For those who don’t know, I get very obsessed with The Traitors each year (reality TV gameshow - if you’ve ever played Mafia/Werewolf, it’s that but in real life).
The incredible Elevate East (who supported me for my first spoken word show at their scratch night) are the brains behind The Slayters - a brand new immersive parody gameshow blending The Traitors and EastEnders!
I was picked as a Slayter and made it through to the finale before being voted off at the very end! (Ken was voted out at the very beginning)
News From Friends
My lovely friend Kath Blair is part of the team behind the Chronic Youth Film Festival at the Barbican! Taking place Sat 26—Sun 27 Apr 2025, the programme looks FANTASTIC.
Next month’s issue will be my annual income breakdown, so look forward to that! See you in April!