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Season 2 Episode 1 : The Dirty D Word - Divorce Poems From My Heart
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- Society & Culture
In today's episode, I speak with Shagufta Iqbal.
We discuss poetry and the taboo of divorce and how that particularly impacts women within the South Asian community.
You will get to hear Shagufta's open and honest account of her own experiences and how her art and poetry have helped her to find a release and heal, as well as listen to spoken word poems and projects she is currently working on.
We explore spoken word poems:
Little Man of the House
Spectrum (an alphabet poem on mental health)
"Founder of The YoniVerse Poetry Collective and Kiota Bristol, Shagufta K Iqbal longlisted for the Jerwood Compton poetry fellowship, is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, workshop facilitator and Tedx Speaker.
Described by gal-dem as a poet whose work ‘leaves you validated but aching – her narratives are important, heart-wrenching and relatable.’ Her poetry collection ‘Jam Is For Girls, Girls Get Jam’ (one of Burning Eye Books bestselling collections) has been recommended by Nikesh Shukla as ‘a social political masterclass.’
Her poetry film 'Borders' has won several awards, and has been screened across international film festivals, including London Short Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Athena Film Festival.
She sits on the board for Cape Farewell (An Art Response to Climate Injustice), and is currently writing her second poetry collection and a debut novel."
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To learn more and connect with Shagufta:
http://www.shaguftakiqbal.com/
@shaguftakiqbalpoet
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Poems From My Heart Podcast aims to connect, empower, celebrate and amplify the voices of writers, performers and activists.
Hosted, edited, and produced by Angela Rideau.
Thank you for listening, and thank you for your support.
You can now leave me a message on here, and don't forget to hit the like and follow button so you never miss an episode.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poemsfromyheart/message
In today's episode, I speak with Shagufta Iqbal.
We discuss poetry and the taboo of divorce and how that particularly impacts women within the South Asian community.
You will get to hear Shagufta's open and honest account of her own experiences and how her art and poetry have helped her to find a release and heal, as well as listen to spoken word poems and projects she is currently working on.
We explore spoken word poems:
Little Man of the House
Spectrum (an alphabet poem on mental health)
"Founder of The YoniVerse Poetry Collective and Kiota Bristol, Shagufta K Iqbal longlisted for the Jerwood Compton poetry fellowship, is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, workshop facilitator and Tedx Speaker.
Described by gal-dem as a poet whose work ‘leaves you validated but aching – her narratives are important, heart-wrenching and relatable.’ Her poetry collection ‘Jam Is For Girls, Girls Get Jam’ (one of Burning Eye Books bestselling collections) has been recommended by Nikesh Shukla as ‘a social political masterclass.’
Her poetry film 'Borders' has won several awards, and has been screened across international film festivals, including London Short Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Athena Film Festival.
She sits on the board for Cape Farewell (An Art Response to Climate Injustice), and is currently writing her second poetry collection and a debut novel."
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To learn more and connect with Shagufta:
http://www.shaguftakiqbal.com/
@shaguftakiqbalpoet
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Poems From My Heart Podcast aims to connect, empower, celebrate and amplify the voices of writers, performers and activists.
Hosted, edited, and produced by Angela Rideau.
Thank you for listening, and thank you for your support.
You can now leave me a message on here, and don't forget to hit the like and follow button so you never miss an episode.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poemsfromyheart/message
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