Rawanee - Literary and Performing Arts

Overview of our work: Publication: In 2023, we have produced & published an anthology of Urdu poetry in collaboration with the Stephen Spender Trust Podcast: Since 2021, we host a podcast to support our work - which includes poetry and conversations on creative thought and expression. You may look us up “RawPods: Creative Thought & Expression" (Channel name: Rawanee) on most major podcast channels, including Spotify, Apple podcasts and YouTube Multi-lingual, international poetry events: We host online poetry events which are attended by Poetry Society stanzas from across England, and our members in various continents and countries across the world. Two of our recent events have been attended by poets from across > 8 cities in various countries and continents Onsite, hybrid events: We collaborated with SOAS, University of London and in May 2023, hosted an event to promote decolonisation of thought and authenticity of expression. In 2024, we are hosting a Poetry Night in collaboration with The Poetry Society Poetry Society Stanza: We are a registered stanza of Poetry Society UK, initially set up to represent poetry of the Pakistani & wider South Asian diaspora & now working with an international, multi cultural and Further outlook: We are continually working to expand our scope of work , events & publication of content in various forms