Episode two of our new Sandwell Stories podcast is made by poet Kuli Kohli. Featuring Kuli’s poem ‘Black Country Wonder Woman’ and a newly recorded introduction, the episode tells the story of a time of strikes and the anxiety of having a premature baby in difficult circumstances. The poem is made in collaboration with Kuli’s son, Akaash, who raps some verses.
Indian born, Kuli Kohli runs a Punjabi Women’s Writing Group and helps run Blakenhall Writers' Group. She writes a regular blog for Disability Arts Online. Her debut poetry pamphlet Patchwork is published by Offa’s Press. She’s performed her work around the West Midlands, London, Liverpool, Oswestry and via Skype to India. She was a guest lecturer at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. In December 2019, she performed at the British Museum for the Purple Light Up event celebrating International Disabled Persons Day. In 2020, Kuli's life story was featured on BBC News online which lead to her being filmed for BBC one's Sunday Morning Live show in September 2020.
