Malika Booker

Malika Booker
Born1970 (age 53–54)
London, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materGoldsmiths, University of London
Occupation(s)Poet and artist
AwardsCholmondeley Award (2019)
Websitemalikabooker.com

Malika Booker (born 1970)[1] is a British writer, poet and multi-disciplinary artist, who is considered[by whom?] "a pioneer of the present spoken word movement" in the UK.[2][3] Her writing spans different genres of storytelling, including poetry, theatre, monologue, installation and education, and her work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies. Organizations for which she has worked include Arts Council England, the BBC, British Council, Wellcome Trust, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Arvon, and Hampton Court Palace.[4]

  1. ^ "Malika Booker" at Forward Arts Foundatione.
  2. ^ World Literature Today. University of Oklahoma Press. 1999.
  3. ^ Sissay, Lemn (1998). The Fire People: A Collection of Contemporary Black British Poets. Payback Press. ISBN 9780862417390.
  4. ^ "Malika Booker" at British Council, Literature.