The Mirman Baheer Literary Society

The Mirman Baheer literary society are a group of Afghan women poets based in Kabul where rural members of the group often write in secret, presenting their poems in the society anonymously in fear of what exposure could lead to. I Was Your Daughter honours the bravery of these poets using Landays, an Afghan form of spoken word that allows poems to travel freely between writers and communities. Poets from the Mirman Baheer literary society are joined by musicians and UK based celebrated and emerging poets, Rafeef Ziadah and Jasmine Cooray for the event.

All ages welcome