About this Event
Join us at this workshop for all, created to explore creative writing and Poetry. We’ll be looking at nature and trees, exploring how nature heals and poetry has similar therapeutic roots.
No experience needed!
Who can attend: This event is open to all adults.
Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival
This event is being delivered as part of the Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival. There are over 40 more free events taking place across Sheffield during the month-long festival in May 2024. You're very welcome to attend more of these events; there's a wide range of themes, workshops, training, creative sessions, death cafes, open mic, exhibitions, talks and more, all taking place across Sheffield and online. Please find all events, details, and links to book your free tickets, by visiting Compassionate Sheffield’s festival webpage here:
Facilitated by: Sharena Lee Satti, A Poet, Spoken word artist, Educator and workshop facilitator. An advocate for women, pushing the boundaries and always campaigning for their voices to be heard in society. Her next book Shhhhh is ready for Pre Order via Verve Poetry Press.
Recently this artist was instrumental in delivering the first ever West Yorkshire Poetry Week in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust, inviting all the local poets that she knew to take part in a week of vital poetry workshops across the county, inspiring the next generation of writers. She champions grassroots artists and encourages their development. Sharena is a real advocate for encouraging poetry and passionately supporting the art form in her City of Bradford and beyond. She believes in the power of poetry and works extremely hard within her community and online to make sure poetry is accessible for all. This has seen her shortlisted for the Ruth Rendell Awards 2024 Northern asian powerlist 2022 and nominated for the National Diversity award 2022 and 2023, One of the 21’ of 2021 creatives most likely to make an impact on Bradfords cultural scene and The British Indian awards 2020, her work is seen locally and nationally amongst schools and Universities, working with organisations and delivering community projects. Most recently working with National Literacy Trust, Bradford University, Maya Productions, Hospice UK, Women Zone, Bradford Literature festival, Huddersfield literature festival, Sangam festival. The Leap, Bradford Libraries, Leeds Play House. UK Hospice.
www.sharenaleesatti.com
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
S A C M H A, 263 Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
