On National Poetry Day, we will be announcing our Birmingham Poet Laureate and Young Poet Laureate and thank our outgoing Poet Laureates Casey Bailey and Fatma Mohiuddin for the wonderful work they have done for the last two years. Free tickets here: buff.ly/3P6Xkx3

2 years ago today… Casey Bailey

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Last night I became Birmingham Poet Laureate. It'll be some job, following on from this hero Casey Bailey - but I'll give it my best shot. This city and its poetry changed my life. I can't wait to champion it - and to show that poetry is an art form of infinite possibilities

Casey Bailey Congrats to incoming Young Poet Laureate Iona Mandal. Look forward to going on this mad journey with you & to outgoing Young Poet Laureate Fatma Mohiuddin - has been (& still is) an honour to see your growth Cheers Birmingham Lit Fest & WritingWestMidlands 👏👏 x.com/BhamLitFest/st…

Jasmine Gardosi… a legend and our new poet laureate ❤️👊🏽

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It was wonderful to see Fatma from our Upper Fifths reading one of her poems at the recent Two Cities Book Award 👏 The event was hosted at King Edward's School in collaboration with Wolverhampton Grammar School and was a fabulous event, with talks from four shortlisted authors! 📚

The new Israeli government is planning to pass a death penalty law in 2023 for Palestinians involved in acts of resistance.

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It’s 2023. Children are going to bed hungry, people are having to choose between heating and eating, food bank usage is at an all time high and nurses, postal workers, ambulance drivers and rail workers have gone on strike for better pay. The prime minister: more maths.

My child is banned from the school playground/canteen for her hair, its neatly braided in a natural colour, I gave them a lesson on the history of black womens hairs cultural significance of braiding, they chose violence, Bishop Challoner Catholic College has a racist hair policy!!!

Three times today we asked Home Secretary if she would commit to every domestic abuse call would get a response. Three times she ignored the question. The answer is no, she won't say the police will respond to every domestic abuse incident. Yvette Cooper

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Atp if they’re putting physics in the bio exam what’s gonna stop them from putting bio in the physics exam 😭😭 #gcses2023 #gcse2023

POV me after all my hair falls out from the stress of physics alone 😭: #gcse2023 #gcses2023