Tolu Agbelusi — Poet and Artist — 7th October, Gloucester Guildhall

Tolu Agbelusi is a poet and artist whose practice spans theatre, film, podcast and photography. Author of poetry collection “Locating Strongwoman” and host of podcast Unlearning Strongwoman, her work explores the intersections of race, womanhood and justice, informed by her background as a human rights lawyer.

Curator and producer of the Forward Prizes’ National Young Poets Summit & its development program, Tolu nurtures and supports the development of writers as editor, mentor and teacher including for Arvon, Literature Works, London Writers’ Centre, London Southbank University, etc. Short films scripted and directed by her have been screened at Toronto Food Film Festival (2022), Museum of Food and Drink, New York (2021) and Forecast International Festival (2021). Her work is published in journals and anthologies internationally. For more information, visit www.ToluAgbelusi.com

Tolu Agbelusi appears at The Glos-sary on 7th October, 18:00–20:30 at Gloucester Guildhall, as part of a series of Wednesday evenings in conversation with invited writers and creatives, hosted by Georgia Williams.