STATUS FLO: International Women’s Day

AFLO, the poet, hosts an uplifting night of spoken word where artists challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. At each event, fresh local talent and special guests from across the UK are invited to pick up the mic. Our ‘powerful, emotive and urgent’ evening returns for an International Women’s Day Special. Ayan Aden, Birmingham’s 24th Poet Laureate (2024–26), joins us as the featured artist, weaving Somali oral tradition into contemporary poetics to explore heritage and belonging. Joining us as our local act is Naomi Wood, a spoken word performer and theatre maker whose bold, rebellious work fuses rage and humour.