Isabelle Baafi – Lyrical Mehfil
Step into the world of lyrical poetry with this captivating snippet from our 2023 Lyrical Mehfil event. In this video, watch a performance by poet, Isabelle Baafi.
The full event is also available on our Watch & Listen page, featuring some of the most innovative and exciting contemporary voices from around the world such as Ambareen Haseeb Ambar, Isabelle Baafi, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, Alycia Pirmohamed, Anthony Joseph and Michael Pedersen.
About the Poet
Isabelle Baafi
Isabelle Baafi is the Reviews Editor at Poetry London. Her debut pamphlet Ripe (ignitionpress, 2020) won a Somerset Maugham Award and was a PBS Pamphlet Choice. Her writing has been published in the TLS, The Poetry Review, The London Magazine, Aesthetica Magazine, bath magg, and elsewhere. She is a Ledbury Poetry Critic, an Obsidian Foundation Fellow, and an editor at Magma. She is currently studying Creative Writing at the University of Oxford, and writing her debut collection.
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