Nafeesa is a Brum-Kashmiri writer, educator, performer and director. When she’s not archiving city council bankruptcy, Nafeesa uses a multidisciplinary approach to her creative practice.
Her debut poetry collection, Besharam, was highly commended in the Forward Prizes 2018 and her work is published in Forward Poems of the Decade 2011-2020, among other publications.
She’s appeared on BBC Bitesize, BBC Radio 4 Comedy, The Verb & international literary festivals. Nafeesa continues to develop a body of work exploring corner shop culture, car boots, faith, divine love, and female health; incorporating film, bansuri, printing techniques, and puppetry into her poetic practice.
She is currently a resident artist at Vivid Projects, Birmingham, archiving film and video materials.
