Samira Saleh
(The Hague, 1994) has found a way to translate her feelings into Spoken Word. Her serious texts as well as her humoristic poems give a deep message to the attentive listener. She was part of the winning Team Zuid during the Slam 't Stad poetry tournament in Antwerp and performed at various projects across Belgium, among which Female Takeover in a Man's World show hosted by Navitas, the 44th Women's Day, Stand & Deliver in Ghent en Urban Woorden in Leuven. As from 2017 she is Slambassador for Belgium at the international exchange project Next Generation Speaks, and winner of the BILL-Award in the category Speaking. Behind the scenes you may find her as co-organisor of Mama's Open Mic and 't Graafste HOF! Keep an eye out for this badass upcoming poet! The revolution will not be televised, she will be heard!
Past events
Writing poetry in Dunglish and other languages
Which role does English play in the poetry of the Dutch language area? Seven young poets answer with new poems.