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Leilah King is an absolute queen of spoken word. In both her writing and performance, no holds are barred … One minute, she’ll have you in the camel clutch of hilarity, ribs bursting from laughter as she belts out another raucous song, and in the next she’s got you in the gentlest of headlocks, holding you with a powerful simplicity and a beautiful, open honesty.
Nov 27, 2023 · Join us to celebrate the launch of Leilah King 's poetry collection ‘We Are Hungry for Androgyny’ We Are Hungry for Androgyny is filled with wit, chaos, beauty and rage. In her second collection Leilah King shares her experiences navigating the world as a butch, half-Iranian gay
Nov 2, 2023 · Leilah is a half-Iranian queer footballer and coach, mental health advocate, and stand-up poet. She grew up in a rural town in Wales and started writing poetry in her teens. She enjoyed writing as an escape from her feelings of loneliness.
1,201 Followers, 842 Following, 899 Posts - Leilah King (@Leilahjanekingpoet) on Instagram: "#Persianpoet books out @burningeyebooks & @polaripress Founder&Host @timeofthemonthopenmic ⚽️#1Coach @coachkingfootballfitness Bus' Dev Manager"
View Leilah King She/Her’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Business Development Manager · Half-Iranian queer fundraising and communications professional, published poet, academy-level footballer & football FA level 1 coach.
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Sep 25, 2023 · In her second collection Leilah King shares her experiences navigating the world as a butch, half-Iranian gay woman. Her poems touch on her dual heritage and her experience of queerness. She explores how these identities intersect, balancing the expectations of her Persian heritage with her sexuality and gender nonconformity.
Leilah King joins the Line-Up for 'Poetry in the Garden' at Left Bank Leeds on 25th July 2021. Leilah is a gay footballer, mental health advocate and stand-up poet based in Bristol. She grew up in a...
