Events

2026

Transpiration by Meredith MacLeod Davidson with readers Alycia Pirmohamed and Jeehan Ashercook. Typewronger. (Edinburgh, UK).
20th March 2026

An evening of poetry with The87Press featuring Emily Lee Luan, Megan Pinto, Annie Wenstrup, and Alycia Pirmohamed. Topping & Co. (Edinburgh, UK).
18th March 2026

YesYes Books Together Again! at AWP in Baltimore with Caroline Crew, Arah Ko, Nancy Miller Gomez, Luna Rey Hall, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, Tanya Olsen, Alycia Pirmohamed, and Sara Youngblood Gregory. Lazarus Auditorium. Baltimore, USA.
6th March 2026

Launch of Noon by Zain Rishi with Alycia Pirmohamed, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, Tim Tim Cheng, Zainab Imran, Tom Bailey and Meredith MacLeod Davidson. Topping & Co. (Edinburgh, UK).
19th February 2026

Launch of Tendrils, edited by Jessica J lee, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina Mingya Powles and Pratyusha. Readings by Kat Benedict, Chloe Elliott, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal and Alice Willitts. ICA. (London, UK).
11th February 2026

2025

Poetry Reading hosted by the Master’s in Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge. Poetry Cafe. (London, UK).
27th November 2025

Readers and Writers Against the Genocide: A Fundraiser, with Kathleen Jamie, Zaffar Kunial, Zain Rishi, Tom Bailey, Colin Herd, Zainab Imran, Alycia Pirmohamed, Sunnah Khan. Lighthouse Books. (Edinburgh, UK).
26th November 2025

Pink Witch: with the 12. Push the Boat Out. (Edinburgh, UK).
23rd November 2025

Magma: The Liberation Issue with Alycia Pirmohamed, Nat Raha, Isabelle Baafi, Tim Tim Cheng, Zain Rishi, Amy L. King. Push the Boat Out. (Edinburgh, UK).
23rd November 2025

ignitionpress: Clementine Ewokolo Burnley, Eve Ellis and Alycia Pirmohamed. Aldeburgh Poetry Festival. (Aldeburgh, UK).
7th November 2025

Our Time is a Garden. Collaborative workshop with fieldnotes collective. Scottish BPOC Writers Network. Online.
2nd February 2025

Waves and Words: An Ocean Poetry Evening. Typewronger Books. (Edinburgh UK).
27th January 2025

Launch of this too is a glistening with Pratyusha, Nina Mingya Powles, and a virtual reading from Jessica J Lee. King’s College London. (London, UK).
16th January 2025

The Fourth Space with Sascha Aurora Akhtar, Hafsah Aneela Bashir, & Jamal Mehmood. Southbank Centre. (London, UK).
15th January 2025

2024

Disrupting the Narrative. Push the Boat Out Festival. (Edinburgh, UK).
22nd November 2024

Blue Poetics with Helen Mort & Niall Campbell. Summit: A Poetry School Festival. (Leeds, UK).
20th October 2024

Lighthouse Radical Book Fair 2024 Programme Launch. (Edinburgh, UK).
12th October 2024

Welcoming Nature with Mollie Hughes & Victoria Bennett. Islay Book Festival. (Islay, UK).
31st August 2024

Breaking Boundaries. European Writers’ Festival. (London, UK).
18th May 2024

2023

Poetry reading at WayWORD Festival. University of Aberdeen. (Aberdeen,UK).
19th September 2023

Music and performance Gala. LeithLate Festival. (Edinburgh, UK).
2nd July 2023

Poetry Reading and Wild Swim: Nina Mingya Powles and Alycia Pirmohamed. Ledbury Poetry Festival. (Ledbury, UK).
30th June 2023

Poetry reading and Q&A. How I Write, Arvon Foundation. (Online).
28th June 2023

Lyrical Mehfil. Bradford Literature Festival. (Bradford, UK).
24th June 2023

Poetry reading. St Magnus International Festival. The Pier Arts Centre. (Orkney, UK).
17th June 2023

Long Song For Summer II Poetry Festival. The87Press. Camden Arts Centre. (London, UK).
10th June 2023

Reading. Poetry and the Environment. Bristol Poetry Institute. (Online)
25th May 2023

Outspoken February with Will Harris and Sarah Howe. Southbank Centre. (London, UK)
23rd February 2023

Ins & Outs of Debuts with Mohamed Tonsy, Jessica Widner. Paisley Book Festival. (Paisley, UK)
19th February 2023

Our Time is a Garden Anthology book launch with IASH and Scottish BPOC Writers Network. Summerhall. (Edinburgh, UK).
3rd February 2023

Shore Poets. Re.Creation showcase. (Edinburgh, UK)
26th January 2023

Wild Rose Poetry & Story Reading Series with Jayme Ringleb and others. Hosted by YesYes Books (Portland, OR).
20th January 2023

Joint reading at Third Place Books with Jayme Ringleb and in conversation with Gabrielle Bates (Seattle, WA).
19th January 2023

University of Oregon Reading Series with Jayme Ringleb (Eugene, OR)
18th January 2023

Launch of Another Way to Split Water with Isabella Wang and ALHS at Massy Arts Society (Vancouver, BC)
15th January 2023

Launch of Another Way to Split Water with Adriana Oniță, Nisha Patel, and Matthew Stepanic at Audreys Books (Edmonton, AB)
10th January 2023

Launch of Another Way to Split Water with Amy LeBlanc and Laura Schoenberg at Shelf Life Books (Calgary, AB)
5th January 2023

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Photo: Kat Gollock