Listen to the Conversation is an expressive platform presenting words of power from three of the leading women in spoken word and expressive song writing in music. During the day these women will captivate you with short intervals of speech, stories and heartfelt passion.

Amerah Saleh is a spoken word artist hailing from Birmingham. Her Muslim Yemeni roots give her space to get lost and found on multiple occasions between identity. She is the cofounder of Verve Poetry Press and a Producer at Free Radical as part of The Beatfreeks Collective. Having performed all around Europe and has will be releasing her first collection called ‘I Am Not From Here’ in April. Her work touches on identity, womanhood, religion and the obscure idea of belonging only to one place.

Alisha Kabir is a singer and songwriter from Birmingham, who music reflects the creativity of working people and her music is often used as a political voice. Her songs run the emotional gamut, ranging from righteous indignation at the world’s many injustices incorporating in a light, complex and elegant musical confections making her the brightest, most engaging songwriters of our generation.

Writing as a mode of survival, Jasmine Ann Cooray is a spoken word poet and writer from London. Her poetry style is literal and lyrical, touching on a number of different subjects. Covering pretty much everything, from identity and feminism, her poetry is consistently and effortlessly moving. Her words are powerful and her performances are always electric, intimate and vital to those suffering from mental health.

Where: Royal Festival Hall, Riverside Terrace, Level 2, outside Royal Festival Hall

Pricing: Free

Time: 4.15pm

Picture Credit: Ian Davies