Story Café Special: Alycia Pirmohamed

Immerse yourself in tales and poems from around the world, as we rediscover the joy of being read to. From wild and windswept wonderlands, to fearless feminist fairytales, Story Café will spark your curiosity and freshen your perspective. So why not sit back and relax, top up your tea, and become part of the story.

Story Café Special, Thursday 13th June, 12.30pm to 2.30pm, £2/Free, 16+

It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Canadian-born poet Alycia Pirmohamed to Story Café.  Alycia is studying poetry written by second-generation immigrant writers at the University of Edinburgh. Her own writing explores what it means to be the daughter of immigrants, and grapples with language loss, cultural identity and displacement.

Her work has recently appeared, or is forthcoming, in Prairie Schooner, The Adroit Journal, Poetry Book Society, Room Magazine, Best New British and Irish Poets 2018 and others. She won the 2018 Ploughshares Emerging Writers’ Contest in poetry.

Alycia will be talking about her work and reading from her forthcoming chapbook, Faces that Fled the Wind, winner of the 2018 BOATT Chapbook Prize.

‘I just felt like being in the GWL heals the soul/spirit/body/mind/everything’ – Story Café Attendee

Find out about the other Summer Story Cafés here.

Booking

This event is open to all 16+. There are two ticket options for this event: a £2 ticket and a Free ticket. If a ticket price of £2 is in any way a barrier to you attending this event please choose a Free ticket. We also offer a Free ticket if you are a Friend of GWL. Please book online below or you can call us on 0141 550 2267. If you have booked a place and are no longer able to attend please let us know so that we can make your place available to someone else.

Accessibility

Glasgow Women’s Library is wheelchair accessible, with lifts to the first floor and the Mezzanine Floor. We have accessible toilets and all the bathrooms are individual closed stalls and are gender neutral. Our larger Events Space is fitted with an induction loop. A portable induction loop is also available. For paid events free companion tickets are available.

Find more information on Accessibility at GWL or contact us and we will be very happy to offer assistance.