Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
I’m a poet, facilitator & producer based in London.
Upcoming in 2025
Word-Benders poetry workshops
Queer Poetry Sauna workshops
About Me
I’m interested in how language shapes belonging & how we might use it to build freer futures. I tell stories that ask: Whose imagination are we living in? How do we feel belonging? When do we get to practise freedom?
I've performed with the Roundhouse, DAYTIMERS & the Southbank Centre. I am a recipient of the Disabled Poets Prize, the Faber & Andlyn Publisher's Prize and the RSL Literature Matters Award. My novel-in-verse, Bad Queer, is forthcoming with Faber.
Contact
I'm available for writing commissions, performances, workshops & mentoring.