This week I had a chat with the amazing poet, writer and performer Sophia Thakur. We chatted about the art and craft of poetry, Sophia's inspiring story and the black lives matter movement.
Sophia Thakur is one of the most recognisable figures in UK performance poetry today. With over 14 000 youtube followers and a rapidly growing Instagram and Social Media presence Sophia has been described as “our generations first poetry influencer”. She combines honest and provocative lyrics, highlighting the tendencies of many hearts with contemporary music, creating something truly moving and unlike anything in the current music or poetry scene. She has collaborated with the likes of MTV, NIKE, TEDx, BET and performed her work at some of the UK’s biggest music festivals and venues (Glastonbury, Lovebox, Roundhouse, Tate Britain and many more.) In 2018 she signed a major book deal with Walker Books who have released her first poetry collection SOMEBODY GIVE THIS HEART A PEN in October 2019 across Europe and Australia, and across the United States in January 2020.
LINKS:
www.sophiathakur.co.uk
Twitter : @SophiaThakur
FB : @sophiathakurpoet
Get in touch....
email : offradarpod@gmail.com
twitter @jtopia : twitter.com/jtopia
website : offradar.buzzsprout.com
Chat at you soon,
James