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Shareefa Energy is a working class poet, writer, producer, educator, storyteller, creative campaigner, workshop facilitator, arts and wellbeing practitioner of Indian heritage, from Leicester. She is the author of poetry collection Galaxy Walk, endorsed by the late Benjamin Zephaniah. Her poetry has featured on BBC The One Show, Channel 4 and ITV. She has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, the Houses of Parliament, the Flamenco Festival. Her poetry is raw, honest and consistent against injustice, exploring themes on the diaspora experience, institutional racism, classism, police violence, womanhood.
She has facilitated creative writing, poetry, music, storytelling and performance workshops internationally, from Trinidad, Palestine to Sierra Leone with schools, universities, academics, in immigration detention centres, prisons, with survivors of domestic violence and with those impacted by state violence.
She received the Cobra Kai International Literature and Poetry 2023 Award, UK Entertainment Best Poet 2017 Award, a nominee for the Muslim Women Arts & Entertainment Awards 2021 and for the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture & Theatre 2019 award by the Arts Council.
Shareefa has worked on several poetry commissions for companies and campaigns to support brands and organisations to deliver their message profoundly and to demand change.
She graduated with a BA International Relations and Politics degree at University of Westminster in 2013.
Shareefa is available for bespoke poetry commissions, performances and bespoke workshop bookings.
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