Shereen Leanne
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Shereen Leanne is a daughter of Baghdad and Oromieh, raised on the rhymes and concrete chimes of Birmingham. Aged 12, she met fellow Brummy Benjamin Zephaniah whose dub poetry taught her how writing can give shape and music to liberation movements. She is currently an unsettled guest in xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories, where she is completing her PhD in de-/anti-colonial writing across Britain. Her poetry has been published by Wasafiri.
Winning Entry: rouzan
Contest Won: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 2023, Honorable Mention
